prompt
noun/prɒmpt/
/prɑːmpt/
- a word or words said to an actor, to remind them what to say next when they have forgottenTopics Film and theatrec2
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- (computing) a sign on a computer screen that shows that the computer has finished doing something and is ready for more instructionsTopics Computersc2
- an instruction given to an artificial intelligence program to tell it what you want it to produce
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Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): based on Old French prompt or Latin promptus ‘brought to light’, also ‘prepared, ready’, past participle of promere ‘to produce’, from pro- ‘out, forth’ + emere ‘take’.
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