System Prompt
Also called: System Instruction, System Message
An initial instruction that sets the baseline behavior, constraints, and operational context for a language model.
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Related terms
An input containing instructions, context, or data provided to an AI model to guide its response or behavior.
User PromptAn input message or instruction provided by a human user to direct an AI model's generation or task execution.
Assistant PromptA message generated by an AI assistant during a conversation, representing the model's response and serving as context for subsequent interactions.
Prompt TemplateA reusable prompt structure containing fixed instructions and variable placeholders for generating consistent inputs to an AI model.
Structured PromptingA technique for designing prompts with explicit formatting rules or schemas to constrain and format model outputs.