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Trigger may refer to:

Arts, entertainment and media

Fictional entities

• Trigger (Only Fools and Horses), in the TV sitcom
• Trigger Argee, in science fiction short stories by James H. Schmitz
• Devil Trigger, a transformation ability of Dante in Devil May Cry
• Trigger, a horse in "Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)"
• Trigger, the protagonist and player character of Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown
• Trigger, the version of Popeye in the 1933 film The Story of Temple Drake

Film and television

• Trigger (2010 film), a Canadian comedy-drama
• Trigger (2022 film), an Indian Tamil-language action thriller
• Trigger (Russian TV series), a medical drama series since 2020
• Trigger (South Korean TV series), a 2025 action series
• Triggers: Weapons That Changed the World, a 2011–2013 American TV series
• "Trigger" (Supergirl), a 2017 TV episode

Literature

• The Trigger, a 1999 novel by Arthur C. Clarke and Michael P. Kube-McDowell
• Triggers (novel), by Robert J. Sawyer, 2012
• The Trigger: The Lie That Changed the World – Who Really Did It and Why, a 2019 book by David Icke

Music

Albums and EPs

• Trigger (EP), by In Flames, 2003
• Trigger (album), by Porno Graffitti, 2010
• Trigger, a 2019 album by GreatGuys
• Trigger, a 2017 album by Jacob Quistgaard
• Trigger, a 1988 album by Soulside
• Trigger, a 2012 album by The Law

Songs

• "Trigger" (song), by Major Lazer and Khalid, 2019
• "Trigger", a song by Anne-Marie from the 2018 album Speak Your Mind
• "Trigger", a song by Converge from the 2017 The Dusk in Us
• "Trigger", a song by In Flames from the 2002 album Reroute to Remain
• "Trigger", a song by Itzy from the 2025 album Collector
• "Triggers", a song by Royal Blood from the 2023 album Back to the Water Below
• "Trigger", a 2013 song by Marcel Woods and W&W

Other uses in music

• Trigger (drums), a transducer that allows a drum to control an electronic device
• Trigger (guitar), the Martin N-20 guitar played by Willie Nelson
• Trigger, part of a trombone
• The Trigger (band), a Serbian hard rock/heavy metal band

People

• Trigger Alpert (1916–2013), American jazz bassist
• Bruce Trigger (1937–2006), Canadian archaeologist
• Damon Trigger (born 1972), cricketer for England
• Hannah Trigger (born 1987), Australian snowboarder
• Ian Trigger (1938–2010), British actor

Science and technology

• Trigger (firearms), a mechanism that actuates the firing of firearms
• Trigger (particle physics), in a particle detector
• Database trigger, procedural code in a database
• Trigger strategy, a class of strategies in game theory
• Image trigger, in a digital camera
• Trigger, an event that creates a landslide
• Trigger, part of a gamepad

Other uses

• Trigger (horse), owned by cowboy star Roy Rogers
• Trigger, a term for symmetrical voice
• Trauma trigger, an event causing traumatic memories or feelings to resurface
• Stimulus (psychology), a broader concept occasionally colloquially referred to as a "trigger"
• Studio Trigger, a Japanese animation studio
• USS Trigger, the name of several ships

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Trigger
• All pages with titles containing Trigger
• Triggered (disambiguation)
• Trigger pad, a device used in electronic percussion
• Trigger Warning (disambiguation)
• Environmental factor
• Flip-flop (electronics)
• Schmitt trigger, in electronics
• Spawning trigger, causing fish to breed
• Detonator, in explosives
• Pyrotechnic initiator, in explosives