prompting

noun

The action of saying something to persuade, encourage, or remind someone to do or say something.

The action of inputting prompts to an artificial intelligence system.

Roots

propro- · Latin · forth, forward emo-mpt · Latin · take, buy

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Where does prompting come from?

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