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prompt


prompt - noun

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

    • prompt - verb

    • give an incentive for action
    • serve as the inciting cause of
    • assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned

    prompt - adjective

    • according to schedule or without delay; on time
    • ready and willing or quick to act
    • performed with little or no delay

    prompt - thesaurus

    actuate   cue   immediate   incite   inspire   instigate   motivate   move   prompting   propel   quick   remind   straightaway  

    Scrabble score for prompt

    p is 3 r is 1 o is 1 m is 3 p is 3 t is 1
    Scrabble score = 12

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