| Subject | English | French |
| dat.proc. | DOS prompt | invite du DOS |
| comp., MS | MS-DOS prompt | invite de commandes MS-DOS (The visual indication from the MS-DOS command processor that the operating system is ready to accept a new command. The default DOS prompt is a path followed by a greater-than sign (for example, C:>); the user can also design a custom prompt with the PROMPT command) |
| gen. | prompt somebody to do | incliner quelqu'un à faire |
| gen. | prompt somebody to do something | inciter quelqu'un à faire (quelque chose) |