Meaning of prompt | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A reminder or cue.
2. A word, phrase or line supplied by a prompter to an actor who has forgotten the script.
3. A suggestion for inspiration given to an author.
4. A sequence of characters that is displayed to indicate that a computer is ready to receive input.
5. Textual input given to a large language model or image model in order to have it generate a desired output.
6. A time limit given for payment of an account for produce purchased, this limit varying with different goods.
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Examples

“I filled in my name where the prompt appeared on the computer screen, but my account wasn't recognized.”

“I struggled to come up with a prompt that would give me the exact image I had in mind.”

“For instance, using the “instruct” mode, I once gave GPT-3 the prompt: “Write an essay discussing the role of metafiction in the work of Italo Calvino.””

“To cover any probable difference of price which might arise before the expiration of the prompt, which for this article [tea] is three months.”

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