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title: "what is triggers?"  
description: "what is triggers?"  
author: "Amit Singh"  
published: 2011-03-19  
updated: 2020-09-18  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/567/what-is-triggers  
category: "mssql server"  
tags: ["mssql server"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# what is triggers?

A database trigger is procedural code that is automatically executed in response to certain events on a particular table or view in a database. The trigger is mostly used for keeping the integrity of the information on the database.

## Answers

### Answer by Amit Singh

A database trigger is procedural code that is automatically executed in response to certain events on a particular table or view in a database. The trigger is mostly used for keeping the integrity of the information on the database.


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