Definitions For Prompt

noun

• (computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command
• A cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken)

verb

• Serve as the inciting cause of
• Assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned
• Give an incentive for action
• To cause (someone) to do something
• To be the cause of (something)
• To say (something that encourages a person to talk)
• The lines of a play that are said to an actor who has forgotten them
• A message that appears on a computer screen asking the user to do something or to provide information

adjective

• Performed with little or no delay
• According to schedule or without delay; on time
• Ready and willing or quick to act