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1prompt — ▪ I. prompt prompt 2 noun [countable] COMPUTING a sign on a computer screen which shows that the computer has finished one operation and is ready to begin the next: • When you see the C prompt, type WP . [m0] ▪ II. prompt prompt 1 [prɒmpt ǁ… …
2prompt — 01. Being [prompt] for appointments demonstrates a sense of responsibility. 02. I took my children to see the symphony, and after we got there, they [promptly] fell asleep. 03. The baseball game began [promptly] at 6:00 p.m. 04. I arrived… …
3prompt neutron — ▪ nuclear particle in nuclear fission reactions, neutron emitted instantaneously by a nucleus undergoing fission in contrast to a delayed neutron, which is emitted by an excited nucleus among the fission products at an appreciable time… …
4PROMPT Telescopes — PROMPT, an acronym for Panchromatic Robotic Optical Monitoring and Polarimetry Telescopes, is currently being built by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill at Cerro Tololo Inter American Observatory (CTIO) in Chile. PROMPT s primary… …
5Prompt — Prompt, n. (Com.) A limit of time given for payment of an account for produce purchased, this limit varying with different goods. See {Prompt note}. [1913 Webster] To cover any probable difference of price which might arise before the expiration… …
6Prompt — is an adjective meaning quick or on time , or a verb meaning to lead someone .* Command prompt, in computing, one or more characters in a command line interface to indicate that the computer is ready to accept typed input * Prompt (theatre) or… …
7prompt´ness — prompt «prompt», adjective, verb, noun. –adj. 1. ready and willing; on time; quick: »Be prompt to obey. But he learns to tell time much earlier than he learns to be prompt (Sidonie M. Gruenberg). SYNONYM(S): punctual. See syn. under ready. (Cf. ↑ …
8prompt´ly — prompt «prompt», adjective, verb, noun. –adj. 1. ready and willing; on time; quick: »Be prompt to obey. But he learns to tell time much earlier than he learns to be prompt (Sidonie M. Gruenberg). SYNONYM(S): punctual. See syn. under ready. (Cf. ↑ …
9prompt note — ➔ note1 * * * prompt note UK US noun [U] FINANCE ► a document sent to the buyer of a product or service to remind the buyer of the the date on which payment for the product is due: »The time limit is given in the prompt note …
10Prompt gamma neutron activation analysis — (PGAA) is a very widely applicable technique for determining the presence and amount of many elements simultaneously in samples ranging in size from micrograms to many grams. It is a non destructive method, and the chemical form and shape of the… …