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prompt A message displayed on screen that requests action from the user, such as "Enter Employee Name" or "Press 1 to Continue."Command Prompts Are Brief Command-driven systems do not offer a menu and require that users know the commands beforehand and type them in correctly spelled. When ready to accept the next command, they display a simple prompt such as the dollar sign ($) in Unix and Linux. In the DOS command line, the prompt is the drive letter, folder name and right arrow (>); for example: c:\backup>. The command line prompt in dBASE is nothing more than a single dot (.). prompt 1. Commerce a. the time limit allowed for payment of the debt incurred by purchasing goods or services on credit b. the contract specifying this time limit c. a memorandum sent to a purchaser to remind him of the time limit and the sum due 2. an aid to the operator of a computer in the form of a question or statement that appears on the screen showing that the equipment is ready to proceed and indicating the options available prompt [prämpt] (computer science) A message or format displayed on the screen of a computer terminal that requires the user to respond in some way before processing can continue. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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