udløser

Udløser is a Danish noun meaning trigger or release mechanism. It refers to a device or means that initiates a response when activated, and it can also be used as a verb meaning to trigger or cause. The word derives from the prefix ud- (out, away) combined with løse (to release/loosen).

In photography, udløser denotes the shutter release mechanism; the button or switch that activates the camera's shutter. In firearms and other mechanical systems, udløser refers to the trigger that releases a hammer or firing pin, and more generally to any release mechanism that initiates a sequence in a machine (udløseranordning).

In computing and everyday language, udløse is used metaphorically to describe initiating an event, process, or error. Common phrases include udløse en hændelse (to trigger an event) and udløse en fejl (to trigger an error). The term is widely understood in both technical and informal contexts to mean causing something to begin or occur.

Grammatical notes: udløser is the noun; plural udløsere; definite form udløseren. The verb udløse conjugates as udløser (present), udløste (past), udløst (supine/participle). Related terms include udløsermekanisme (trigger mechanism) and udløsebing (to trigger, to cause to happen). In English contexts, the cognate is trigger.