prompt

1. A reminder or cue.

2. A reminder or cue.

3. (business, dated) A time limit given for payment of an account for produce purchased, this limit varying with different goods.Examples: "To cover any probable difference of price which might arise before the expiration of the prompt, which for this article [tea] is three months."dated

4. (computing) A sequence of characters that is displayed to indicate that a computer is ready to receive input.Examples: "I filled in my name where the prompt appeared on the computer screen but my account wasn't recognized."

5. (machine learning) Textual input given to a large language model or image model in order to have it generate a desired output.Examples: "For instance, using the “instruct” mode, I once gave GPT-3 the prompt: “Write an essay discussing the role of metafiction in the work of Italo Calvino.”"

1. (transitive) To lead (someone) toward what they should say or do.Examples: "I prompted him to get a new job."Synonyms: counsel, exhort, admonish, advise, advocate, counsel, encourage, urgetransitive

2. (transitive) To say (something) in order to help or encourage someone to speak.Examples: ""How did you solve the issue then?" Jason prompted while staring at Lana."; ""What is your name, you?" he demanded. The captured youth tried to pull free again, but was obviously tiring. After a moment he stopped his struggling altogether. "Your name?" Simon prompted, this time in a softer tone. "Malachias." The youth turned away panting."; "‘Be warned, Molly,’ Gideon added harshly. ‘I won't ever let you do or say anything that will hurt Crys. Is that understood?’ he prompted determinedly."transitive

3. (transitive, theater and television) To show or tell (an actor/person) the words they should be saying, or actions they should be doing.Examples: "If he forgets his words I will prompt him."transitive

4. (transitive) To initiate; to cause or lead to.Examples: "At first Renie's chain of thought had been prompted by the unsatisfactory nature of phone contact compared to an actual meeting,[…]"; "The only sour note on a virtually perfect night for England came from shameful 'monkey' chanting aimed at Ashley Cole and Ashley Young from a section of Bulgaria's fans which later prompted an official complaint from the Football Association to Uefa."; "On October 6, 1927, Warner Bros. released The Jazz Singer, the first sound-synched feature film, prompting a technological shift of unprecedented speed and unstoppable force. Within two years, nearly every studio release was a talkie."Synonyms: instigate, provoke, abet, actuate, goose, send, sting, bring abouttransitive

5. (transitive, computing) To request (a user) to provide input or do something on a computer.Examples: "The script prompted him to enter his credit account number."transitive

6. (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.Examples: "I want to prompt this new AI art generator to create an image of a panda riding a bike."transitive