TRIPWIRE meaning: Trigger mechanism activating a response

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tripwire: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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▸ noun:  A cord or wire arranged so that when snagged or pulled by an intruder, it will trigger a detector or trap or a device, such as a land mine.
▸ noun:  Any means of detecting intruders or attackers.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To set a tripwire mechanism in (a location).

Opposite:

safeguard, security measure, precaution, protection

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infrared, laser, ultrasonic, photoelectric, magnetic, more...

Phrases:

Tripwire Interactive, Tripwire force, Open Source Tripwire, more...

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