<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>done, performed, delivered, etc., at once or without delay.</li><li>ready in action; quick to act as occasion demands.</li><li>quick or alert.</li><li>punctual.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to move or induce to action.</li><li>to occasion or incite; inspire.</li><li>to assist (a person speaking) by suggesting something to be said.</li><li>to supply (an actor, singer, etc.) from offstage with a missed cue or forgotten line.</li><li>to send a message or symbol to (a user) requesting information or instructions.</li><li>to request particular output from (a machine learning algorithm) by means of instructions, questions, examples, context, or other input.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the act of prompting.</li><li>something serving to suggest or remind.</li><li>a limit of time given for payment for merchandise purchased.</li><li>a message or symbol from a computer system to a user, generally appearing on a display screen, requesting more information or indicating that the system is ready for user instructions.</li><li>a sequence of inputs used to request particular output from a machine learning algorithm.</li></ul>