prompt
IPA: prˈɑmpt
noun
- A reminder or cue.
- (writing) A suggestion for inspiration given to an author.
- (business, dated) A time limit given for payment of an account for produce purchased, this limit varying with different goods.
- (computing) A sequence of characters that is displayed to indicate that a computer is ready to receive input.
- (machine learning) Textual input given to a large language model in order to have it generate a desired output.
verb
- (transitive) To lead (someone) toward what they should say or do.
- (transitive) To say (something) in order to help or encourage someone to speak.
- (transitive, theater and television) To show or tell (an actor/person) the words they should be saying, or actions they should be doing.
- (transitive) To initiate; to cause or lead to.
- (transitive, computing) To request (a user) to provide input or do something on a computer.
- (transitive, machine learning) To provide textual input in the form of ordinary language to (an artificial intelligence or language model) to have it generate a desired output.
adjective
- Quick; acting without delay.
- On time; punctual.
- (archaic) Ready; willing to act.
- (finance) Front: closest or nearest, in futures trading.
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Examples of "prompt" in Sentences
- Is it punctual and prompt
- He gave a prompt response.
- His prompting is very reasonable.
- What prompted the self immolation
- Thanks to for prompting me on the issue.
- Thanks for the prompt reply and the link.
- The underscore is the standard ODT prompt.
- The objective of the banner is to prompt action.
- Enclosure was piecemeal and prompted by the abbey.
- Thanks for the additional information and prompting.