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triggered

English translation: operated, activated

15:31 Sep 10, 2011
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Law/Patents - Patents
English term or phrase: triggered
"If your invention relates to a cattle race where a sensor is triggered thus allowing the cattle to enter one behind another, one at a time, you will need to consider that the sensing means may be mechanically or electrically triggered or even weight triggered".
Ahmed El sengedy
Selected answer:operated, activated
Explanation:
You will have to consider whether the means of operating the trigger is mechanical, electrical, or by weight applied to it.
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Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:09
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +9operated, activated
Jack Doughty
4 +3activated
Vaddy Peters
4turned on
Stephanie Ezrol


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
operated, activated


Explanation:
You will have to consider whether the means of operating the trigger is mechanical, electrical, or by weight applied to it.

Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:09
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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turned on


Explanation:
triggered in this context means activated or turned on. The "trigger" has been pulled so to speak. In this use the trigger is the things/event that start the mechanism

Stephanie Ezrol
United States
Local time: 08:09
Native speaker of: English
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
activated


Explanation:
activated, pushed, depressed

Vaddy Peters

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Laura Friend
27 mins
agree  airmailrpl: -
1 hr
agree  eski: A single, correct answer is best: eski :))
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