prompting

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of prompt

noun

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

   “True, sometimes separating the promptings of the Spirit from the pressures of our own thoughts and desires can be a delicate task.”

2. The action of inputting prompts to an artificial intelligence system.