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Tripwire
Passive triggering mechanism / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Tripwire (disambiguation).
A tripwire is a passive triggering mechanism. Typically, a wire or cord is attached to a device for detecting or reacting to physical movement.
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