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Promptlight Glossary | Prompt Engineering, Prompt Libraries, and AI Workflow Terms

A practical glossary for prompt engineering, prompt library management, and AI workflow language used by teams building reusable prompt systems.

library management

Local-First Prompt Library

A prompt library stored in local files first, so prompts stay portable, searchable, and under the team’s control.

ai operations

Prompt Evaluation

The process of checking whether a prompt actually produces the quality, structure, and reliability you expect across realistic inputs.

library management

Prompt Library

A collection of reusable prompts organized so they can be found, edited, improved, and reused across workflows.

workflow

Prompt Manager

Software or workflow layer for storing, organizing, reviewing, and retrieving reusable prompts.

prompt engineering

Prompt Template

A reusable prompt structure with placeholders or variables that can be adapted to different inputs without rewriting from scratch.

workflow

Prompt Workflow

The repeatable process used to draft, test, review, revise, and reuse prompts in real work.

prompt engineering

System Prompt

A high-priority instruction that sets the model’s role, behavior, constraints, or operating rules for a conversation or workflow.