Prompt - Definition

adj 1: according to schedule or without delay; on time; "the
train is prompt"
2: ready and willing or quick to act; "she is always prompt to
help her friends";
3: performed with little or no delay; "an immediate reply to my
letter"; "a prompt reply"; "was quick to respond"; "a
straightaway denial" [syn: immediate, prompt, quick,
straightaway]
n 1: a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the
next line to be spoken); "the audience could hear his
prompting" [syn: prompt, prompting]
2: (computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer
screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a
command [syn: prompt, command prompt]
v 1: give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice
my career" [syn: motivate, actuate, propel, move,
prompt, incite]
2: serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my
relatives" [syn: prompt, inspire, instigate]
3: assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next
words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned [syn:
prompt, remind, cue]