Postfix
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpəʊst.fɪks/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Postfix is a verb meaning (transitive) To suffix.
Meaning
(transitive) To suffix.
More Meanings
- (biology) To subject a sample to postfixation
- (linguistics) In the Czech language, a suffix that is placed after the ending.
- (chiefly computing) A suffix.
Example Sentences
Two, or three at the very most, of the prefixes or postfixes are quite sufficient for one day's lesson.
An example of a postfix operator is the ++ notation used in the C programming language to increment the value of a variable.
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.
Word Forms
- postfixes
- postfixing
- postfixed
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include prepend, postpose, postprocess, postdate, postpend, postscribe.
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