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prompt

Definitions of prompt
  1. noun
    (computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command
  2. noun
    a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken)
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    type of:
    biljartkeu, biljartstok, claus, keu, sluitwoord, wachtwoord
    an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech
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