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mistrigger

mistrigger verb: to trigger by mistake.

Verb

mistrigger (third-person singular simple present mistriggers, present participle mistriggering, simple past and past participle mistriggered)

  1. To trigger by mistake.
    • Two opposing SSRs (Nos 1 and 4 or 2 and 3) could still mistrigger simultaneously due to dv/dt or high-voltage transients; therefore, resistors R1 through R4 are inserted to limit the resultant surge current.1986, Anthony Bishop, Solid-state Relay Handbook with Applications, page 150
    • Pedestrians, motorcycles, birds, or debris are not a threat to mistrigger the system .1998, J. Lloyd French, David R. Martinelli, Ronald W. Eck, Advanced Planning Surveys Using Automatic License Plate Reading Equipment, and Evaluation of Automatic License Plate Reading Equipment for...

Noun

mistrigger (countable and uncountable, plural mistriggers)

  1. The act of mistriggering or an instance of mistriggering.
    • While periodically operatin test switch reduce R2 (increasing ramp) until specified value is reached without mistrigger.1986, Anthony Bishop, Solid-state Relay Handbook with Applications, page 171
    • The 10K resistors and the 0.001μF disc capacitors in the input circuit of each timer IC prevent a possible mistrigger on positive pulse edges.2009, EFY Enterprises Pvt Ltd, Electronics Projects Vol. 17, page 116

Forms of mistrigger

Verb
third-person singular presentmistriggers
present participlemistriggering
past participlemistriggered
pastmistriggered
Noun
pluralmistriggers

Origin of mistrigger

From mis- + trigger.

Questions about mistrigger

What does mistrigger mean?
Mistrigger means to trigger by mistake.
What part of speech is mistrigger?
Mistrigger can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of mistrigger?
The past tense of mistrigger is mistriggered.

Words near mistrigger in the dictionary

  1. Mistrettas
  2. mistrial
  3. mistrials
  4. mistried
  5. mistries
  6. mistrigger
  7. mistriggered
  8. mistriggering
  9. mistriggers
  10. mistrim
  11. mistrimmed

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