Key and Prompt

Key

Key noun - An explanatory list of the symbols on a map or chart.

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Prompt and key are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prompt" instead a noun "Key".

Nearby Words: keyed, keyboard, keying

Prompt noun - A cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken).

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Key and prompt are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Key" instead a noun "Prompt".

old	old key	old prompt
special	special key	special prompt
particular	particular key	particular prompt
normal	normal key	normal prompt
Other adjectives: specific, original, single, simple, new, final, different.

The tarot cards prompt flashbacks to her life and childhood back in England, in which Heileen must make key choices establishing life lessons she has learned.

Source: Visual Novel / Heileen
Dead Space uses a system where if a Necromorph grabs a hold of you, a prompt will appear to press a certain key repeatedly to try to wrestle out of their grip.

Source: Press X to Not Die aka: Quick Time Event
This is less of an issue on OSes that use a different key for the command modifier, such as OS X, which uses "Command," or BeOS, which uses alt.note This was changed in the Windows 10 prompt, so Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V now copy and paste like they're supposed to.

Source: Damn You, Muscle Memory

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