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