prompted; prompting; prompts
1
: to move to action : incite
2
: to assist (one acting or reciting) by suggesting or saying the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned : cue
3
: to serve as the inciting cause of
evidence prompting an investigation
4
computing
a
: to display a message that directs (a user) to do something (such as provide an input)
The app prompted me for a password.
b
: to provide instructions to an artificial intelligence system : to input a prompt
In a social studies class, students prompted chatbots to "act like President Kennedy" discussing his social policies and then critiqued the accuracy and tone of the texts the A.I. had produced.—
Natasha Singer
prompter
noun
: of or relating to prompting actors
1
: being ready and quick to act as occasion demands
2
: performed readily or immediately
prompt assistance
plural prompts
ˈpräm(p)ts
ˈprämps
1
[prompt entry 1]
: something that prompts:
a
: reminder
b
computing
(1)
: a message or icon that appears on-screen to direct a user to do something (such as provide an input)
When you see the prompt, type in your password.
(2)
: an instruction or a set of criteria provided to an artificial intelligence system that establishes the content it will generate
Just type in a prompt or idea, and the app will render an AI artistic interpretation based on your description.—
Stephanie Mlot
2
[prompt entry 3]
: a limit of time given for payment of an account for goods purchased
also
: the contract by which this time is fixed
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