postfix

verb, noun — 4 senses

postfix

verb

UK /ˈpəʊst.fɪks/ · US /ˈpoʊst.fɪks/

Etymology From post- + fix.

1

To suffix.

Verbs with י for the first radical, often drop it in the future, imperative, and infinitive of Kal, to which last they postfix ת (לקח to take, follows this form), and in Niph. and Hiph. they change י into ו.1762, John Parkhurst, An Hebrew and English Lexicon: Without Points:

2

Biology, Natural sciences To subject a sample to postfixation

postfix

noun

Etymology From post- + fix.

1

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A suffix.

Two, or three at the very most, of the prefixes or postfixes are quite sufficient for one day's lesson.1843, George Moody, The English journal of education, volume 1, page 69:
An example of a postfix operator is the ++ notation used in the C programming language to increment the value of a variable.2006, Patrick Blackburn · Johan Bos · Kristina Striegnitz, Learn Prolog Now!, §9.4

2

Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences In the Czech language, a suffix that is placed after the ending.

Derived terms: postfixal, postfix notation
Related terms: reverse Polish notation, infix

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