prompt

(prŏmpt)
adj., prompt·er, prompt·est.

1. Being on time; punctual.
2. Carried out or performed without delay: a prompt reply.

tr.v., prompt·ed, prompt·ing, prompts.

1. To move to act; spur; incite: A noise prompted the guard to go back and investigate.
2. To give rise to; inspire: The accident prompted a review of school safety policy.
3. To assist with a reminder; remind.
4. To assist (an actor or reciter) by providing the next words of a forgotten passage; cue.

n.

1. 1. The act of prompting or giving a cue.
   2. A reminder or cue.
2. Computer Science. A symbol that appears on a monitor to indicate that the computer is ready to receive input.
3. Business.
   1. A prompt note.
   2. The time limit stipulated in a prompt note.

[Middle English, ready, from Old French, from Latin prōmptus, from past participle of prōmere, to bring forth : prō-, forth; see pro-¹ + emere, to take, obtain.]

prompter prompt'er n.
promptitude promp'ti·tude' (prŏmp'tĭ-tūd', -tyūd') or prompt'ness (prŏmpt'nĭs) n.
promptly prompt'ly adv.

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A message displayed on screen that requests action from the user, such as "Enter Employee Name" or "Press 1 to Continue."

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Command-driven systems do not offer a menu and require that users know the commands beforehand and type them in correctly spelled. When ready to accept the next command, they display a simple prompt such as the dollar sign ($) in Unix and Linux. In the DOS command line, the prompt is the drive letter, folder name and right arrow (>); for example: c:\backup>. The command line prompt in dBASE is nothing more than a single dot (.).

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1. payment on or before the due date.


2. symbol that appears on a computer terminal screen to signal to the user that the computer is ready to receive input. Different programs use different prompts. For example, under CP/M and IBM PC DOS, the prompt looks like A> or B>, depending on whether A or B is the default disk drive.

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adjective

Occurring, acting, or performed exactly at the time appointed: punctual, timely. Idioms: atonthe dot, on time. See time.

verb

To stir to action or feeling: egg on, excite, foment, galvanize, goad, impel, incite, inflame, inspire, instigate, motivate, move, pique, prick, prod, propel, provoke, set off, spur, stimulate, touch off, trigger, work up. See cause/effect, excite/bore/interest.

adj

Definition: early, responsive; timely
Antonyms: late, negligent, slow, tardy

adj

Definition: incite
Antonyms: discourage

v

Definition: incite, cue
Antonyms: halt, prevent, stop

IN BRIEF: The state of being ready to act on time.

The students were praised for their promptness in returning their homework all year.

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• Actors, Characters, and Theater People - prompter: person hidden from audience who supplies next line of dialogue or other cue when actor forgets

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - tilskynde, give anledning til
n. - betalingstermin, rykkerbrev, sufflering, prompt
adj. - beredvillig, hurtig
adv. - præcis

idioms:

• prompt side    højre sceneside

Nederlands (Dutch)
influisteren, souffleren, aanmoedigen, inspireren, prompt, vlot, aanmoediging

Français (French)
v. tr. - provoquer, susciter, déclencher, encourager à parler, (gén, Théât) souffler
n. - (Comput) message, guide-opérateur, (Comm) délai de paiement, (gén, Théât) (souffler) une réplique, souffleur
adj. - rapide, prompt
adv. - pile

idioms:

• prompt side    (Théât, GB) côté cour, (US) côté jardin

Deutsch (German)
v. - soufflieren, veranlassen
adj. - bereitwillig, sofortig, pünktlich
adv. - pünktlich
n. - Soufflieren

idioms:

• prompt side    Bühnenseite, auf der der Souffleur sitzt

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - παρακινώ, παροτρύνω, προτρέπω, υποβάλλω, υποκινώ, κάνω τον υποβολέα
adj. - ταχύς, άμεσος, σύντομος, πρόθυμος, έγκαιρος
adv. - ακριβώς, στην ώρα
n. - υπόμνηση, (οικον.) υπόμνηση για λήξη προθεσμίας εξόφλησης, (Η/Υ) προτροπή για εντολή

idioms:

• prompt side    πλευρά του υποβολέα

Italiano (Italian)
suggerire, sollecito, esatto, esattamente, suggerimento

idioms:

• prompt side    posto del suggeritore

Português (Portuguese)
v. - incitar, instigar, induzir, lembrar a
adj. - pronto, rápido, pontual
adv. - prontamente, rapidamente, pontualmente
n. - prazo (m), lembrete (m)

idioms:

• prompt side    o ponto dos estúdios de televisão/rádio/cinema

Русский (Russian)
побуждать, подсказывать, быстрый, пунктуальный, подсказка, приглашение

idioms:

• prompt side    левая/правая сторона сцены, сторона суфлера

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - iniciar, mover, impulsar
n. - aviso, réplica, sugerencia, plazo límite, mensaje que aparece en pantalla de un ordenador, indicando que el sistema está listo para recibir órdenes del usuario
adj. - pronto, rápido, inmediato, puntual
adv. - puntualmente, inmediatamente

idioms:

• prompt side    lado izquierdo (del actor)

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förmå, driva, mana, sufflera, föranleda, orsaka, framkalla
adj. - snabb, omedelbar, prompt, omgående, åtgärds-
adv. - precis, på slaget
n. - betalningstermin, kravbrev, sufflering, viskning, påminnelse

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
促使, 怂恿, 激励, 引起, 激起, 催促, 付款期限, 提醒, 提示, 迅速的, 立刻的, 敏捷的, 准时地

idioms:

• prompt side    提词员所在的一侧

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 促使, 慫恿, 激勵, 引起, 激起
n. - 催促, 付款期限, 提醒, 提示
adj. - 迅速的, 立刻的, 敏捷的
adv. - 準時地

idioms:

• prompt side    提詞員所在的一側

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 자극하다, 격려[고무]하다
n. - 도스 프롬프트
adj. - 신속한, 기민한
adv. - 정확히

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 迅速な, 機敏な, てきぱきして, 即座の
v. - 刺激する, 思いつかせる, …にせりふを付ける, せりふを付ける, 思い付かせる
n. - 引渡し日, 即時払い, 刺激するもの, せりふ付け
adv. - きっかり

idioms:

• prompt side    後見のいる側

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) حثه على, حرضه أو حماه على, دعا الى التفكير, لقن (صفه) سريع الاستجابه, سريع, عاجل (ظرف) بسرعه, فوريا (الاسم) تلقين, تاريخ تسديد الحساب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮עורר, דחף ל-, הניע ל-, פעל מתוך נכונות, עזר, לחש (לנואם), המריץ, עודד‬
n. - ‮לחישה לשחקן, גבול הזמן לתשלום, סימון על המרקע שהמערכת מחכה להקשת קלט (מחשב)‬
adj. - ‮מיידי, זריז, מוכן, מהיר‬
adv. - ‮(נעשה) במהירות‬

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