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Chapter Glossary
TABLE 2-19: GLOSSARY OF ESSENTIAL TERMS
Common
Term Plain-language explanation
abbreviation
Any input that directs the system toward a task or a
Prompt - response; it may include text, an image, a file, examples,
and constraints.
Designing, testing, and improving prompts against criteria
Prompt engineering -
and realistic cases.
The information available to the system during the
Context -
interaction that helps it understand the task.
The limit of input and output that a model can refer to
Context window -
within one request or conversation.
Source material - The text, data, or image that the output must rely on.
Checkable properties that determine whether an output is
Success criteria -
acceptable.
Headings or markers that separate instructions from
Delimiters -
material and one part of a prompt from another.
Instructions placed above the user message by the
System instructions - application or the developer, which may constrain or
shape the answer.
Performing the task on instructions alone, with no
Zero-shot prompting -
example.
Adding a single example that shows the format or the
One-shot prompting -
pattern.
Adding several examples to help the model infer the
Few-shot prompting -
pattern of the task.
New instructions that address a defect or develop the task
Follow-up prompt -
after the first output.
A cycle of production, evaluation, adjustment of one
Iterative refinement -
influential factor, and retesting.
Defining a perspective or function that directs attention; it
Role prompting -
grants no real expertise or authority.
A description of evaluation criteria and performance levels
Rubric -
used to compare outputs consistently.
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