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==Origin==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] (as a verb): based on Old French prompt or [[Latin]] ''promptus'' ‘brought to light,’ also ‘prepared, ready,’ past participle of promere ‘to produce,’ from ''pro''- ‘out, forth’ + ''emere'' ‘take.’
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]
==Definitions==
*1: to move to [[action]] : incite
*2: to assist (one acting or reciting) by suggesting or saying the next [[words]] of something forgotten or imperfectly [[learned]] : cue
*3: to serve as the inciting [[cause]] of <evidence prompting an investigation>
==Description==
The [[prompt]] (sometimes prompter) in a [[theatre]] is traditionally the person who prompts or cues [[actors]] when they forget their lines or neglect to move on the [[stage]] to where they are supposed to be situated.
Nowadays, many of the earlier duties of the prompter are undertaken by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stage_management stage manager], who will have a copy of the script called the prompt book. This is the most definitive version of the script for any one performance, and will contain details of all [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cue_(theatrical) cues], with their precise [[timings]] with respect to the [[action]] on stage. This allows the prompt to direct lighting, [[sound]], flying effects and scene changes during a show. The prompt book also often contains [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blocking_(stage) blocking] notes, so that the prompt is always aware of the intended positions and movements of all the actors on stage at any given time.
In some professional and high-quality [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_theatre community theatre productions], the prompt is never used during a performance to instruct actors if they forget a line or movement, only during a [[rehearsal]]. If prompting is absolutely [[necessary]], it is done very quietly by another actor on-stage.
The prompt is located on the stage, in the prompt corner or "prompt side."
In Elizabethan theatre the function of prompting was filled by the Book-Holder, who was also in charge of props and calls.
In computing, a ''command prompt'' (or just ''prompt'') is a sequence of (one or more) characters used in a command-line [[interface]] to indicate readiness to [[accept]] commands. Its intent is to literally prompt the user to take [[action]]. A prompt usually ends with one of the characters $, %, #, :, > and often includes other [[information]], such as the path of the current working directory.
==See also==
*'''''[[The 11:11 Prompt]]'''''
[[Category: Theatre]]
==Origin==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] (as a verb): based on Old French prompt or [[Latin]] ''promptus'' ‘brought to light,’ also ‘prepared, ready,’ past participle of promere ‘to produce,’ from ''pro''- ‘out, forth’ + ''emere'' ‘take.’
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]
==Definitions==
*1: to move to [[action]] : incite
*2: to assist (one acting or reciting) by suggesting or saying the next [[words]] of something forgotten or imperfectly [[learned]] : cue
*3: to serve as the inciting [[cause]] of <evidence prompting an investigation>
==Description==
The [[prompt]] (sometimes prompter) in a [[theatre]] is traditionally the person who prompts or cues [[actors]] when they forget their lines or neglect to move on the [[stage]] to where they are supposed to be situated.
Nowadays, many of the earlier duties of the prompter are undertaken by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stage_management stage manager], who will have a copy of the script called the prompt book. This is the most definitive version of the script for any one performance, and will contain details of all [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cue_(theatrical) cues], with their precise [[timings]] with respect to the [[action]] on stage. This allows the prompt to direct lighting, [[sound]], flying effects and scene changes during a show. The prompt book also often contains [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blocking_(stage) blocking] notes, so that the prompt is always aware of the intended positions and movements of all the actors on stage at any given time.
In some professional and high-quality [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_theatre community theatre productions], the prompt is never used during a performance to instruct actors if they forget a line or movement, only during a [[rehearsal]]. If prompting is absolutely [[necessary]], it is done very quietly by another actor on-stage.
The prompt is located on the stage, in the prompt corner or "prompt side."
In Elizabethan theatre the function of prompting was filled by the Book-Holder, who was also in charge of props and calls.
In computing, a ''command prompt'' (or just ''prompt'') is a sequence of (one or more) characters used in a command-line [[interface]] to indicate readiness to [[accept]] commands. Its intent is to literally prompt the user to take [[action]]. A prompt usually ends with one of the characters $, %, #, :, > and often includes other [[information]], such as the path of the current working directory.
==See also==
*'''''[[The 11:11 Prompt]]'''''
[[Category: Theatre]]