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💡 To encourage ⏱️ Done quickly 📝 A cue or signal 💻 A command symbol 🎭 To give a cue 🤖 An instruction
prompt

prompt

1 3.8
A short instruction that tells a computer program what to write or do
  • noun
  • /prɑmpt/
  • Specialized
: instrucción
  • The authors suggested starting with a prompt and asking students to finish the sentence.
  • prompts to elicit responses
  • use prompts
  • provide prompts

What's the best prompt hackers use that you could share?

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Examples

  • The following was an example of a writing prompt used in this study:

    Academic text (2012)

  • OK, so the first prompt is next book in a series.

  • In the basic procedure, a set of writing prompts is provided to the student.

    Academic text (2015)

  • Table 2 presents a comparison of typical writing prompts and more concrete versions of the same prompts.

    Academic text (2015)

  • Students used Edmodo to respond to discussion prompts, post questions, and submit assignments related to the unit.

    Academic text (2015)

  • Students in Mrs. Newton's class also need frequent prompts and redirection to stay focused.

    Academic text (2013)

  • Finally, the coaches tallied the number of corrective prompts used during each session.

    Academic text (2015)

  • In class, the teacher provided a writing prompt to inspire creativity among the students.

  • The students received a prompt to prepare their presentations on environmental issues.

  • A clear prompt can guide AI to generate more relevant and accurate responses.

Synonyms

cue
vsprompt
209 3.3

A sign or hint that tells someone what to do

is a text instruction aimed specifically at a model to produce a response

Compounds

command prompt
  • Specialized
2 4.2

A line on the screen that shows the computer is ready for you to type a command

prompt box
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A small text box where you type a question or instruction for an AI assistant

prompt box
1 8.6

A small box at the front of a stage where a person sits to help actors with their lines

prompt copy
9.0

A copy of a play script with notes and cues for the stage

How Specific

instruction
500 1.2
prompting
  • Specialized
1 4.6
prompt
  • Specialized
1 3.8
query
  • Specialized
37 4.4

Surface Forms

prompt singular
prompts plural

Etymology

The AI sense of prompt grows from the same old Latin promptus meaning 'ready' or 'at hand'. A prompt is a short instruction or cue that 'brings out' the model's response, so the word keeps the idea of making something come forward.