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prompt·er, prompt·est.

  1. Being on time; punctual.
  2. Carried out or performed without delay: a prompt reply.

tr.v., prompt·ed, prompt·ing, prompts.

  1. To move to act; spur; incite: A noise prompted the guard to go back and investigate.
  2. To give rise to; inspire: The accident prompted a review of school safety policy.
  3. To assist with a reminder; remind.
  4. To assist (an actor or reciter) by providing the next words of a forgotten passage; cue.

n.

    1. The act of prompting or giving a cue.
    2. A reminder or cue.
  1. Computer Science. A symbol that appears on a monitor to indicate that the computer is ready to receive input.
  2. Business.
    1. A prompt note.
    2. The time limit stipulated in a prompt note
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