prompt


prompt (http://definr.com/prompt)

     adj 1: according to schedule or without delay; "they were always on
            time"; "a prompt reply" [syn: on time]
     2: characterized by speed and efficiency [syn: expeditious, timesaving]
     3: quick in apprehending or reacting; "a prompt (or ready)
        response"; "a prompt smile"
     4: performed with little or no delay; "an immediate reply to my
        letter"; "prompt obedience"; "was quick to respond"; "a
        straightaway denial" [syn: immediate, 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: prompting]
     2: (computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer
        screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a
        command [syn: command prompt]
     v 1: give an incentive; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"
          [syn: motivate, propel, move, incite]
     2: serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my
        relatives" [syn: inspire, instigate]
     3: assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next
        words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned [syn:
        remind, cue]