What is a trigger in automation?

An event that starts a workflow.

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  1. A kind of screen
  2. An event that starts a workflow ✔
  3. A type of battery

Why: A trigger is an event that starts a workflow, and workflows are sequences of automated steps.

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Triggers get the workflow rolling.
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Answer: An event that starts a workflow. A trigger is an event that starts a workflow, and workflows are sequences of automated steps.

  1. Scouting America: Artificial Intelligence www.scouting.org/merit-badges/artificial-intelligence
    Define the following terms and share the meaning of each with your counselor: artificial intelligence (AI), artificial intelligence agents, automation, basic programming, bots, data, databases, digital workers, general AI, machine learning (ML), narrow AI, superintelligent AI, tasks, triggers, workflows, and variables.
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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