postfix

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈpəʊst.fɪks/ X-SAMPA: /"p@Ust.fIks/
• (US) IPA: /ˈpoʊstfɪks/

Verb

postfix (third-person singular simple present postfixes, present participle postfixing, simple past and past participle postfixed)

1. (transitive) To suffix.
2. (biology) To subject a sample to postfixation

Noun

postfix (plural postfixes)

1. Suffix.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Parkhurst to this entry?)

   • 2006, Patrick Blackburn · Johan Bos · Kristina Striegnitz, Learn Prolog Now!, §9.4

     An example of a postfix operator is the ++ notation used in the C programming language to increment the value of a variable.

Derived terms

• postfix notation

See also

• reverse Polish notation
• infix