AI Glossary

Prompt

The input given to an AI model, usually written instructions or a question, together with any text, files or images attached to it.

See also

  • Prompt engineering

    Writing and refining prompts to get better and more reliable results from a model, for example by giving clear instructions, examples or a required format.

  • System prompt

    Instructions given to a model ahead of a conversation, usually by the maker of the app, that set its role, rules and tone.

  • Context window

    The amount of input and output a model can consider at one time, counted in tokens: the conversation so far, any documents, images or other inputs, and the reply it is writing.

Source: Google, Machine Learning Glossary: prompt (opens in a new tab)

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Orbyt Labs, Prompt (AI Glossary), Oct 18, 2026. https://www.orbytlabs.ai/orbyt-collective/glossary/prompt

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Orbyt Labs Glossaries (Oct 19, 2026), https://www.orbytlabs.ai/glossary#dataset

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