"postfix" meaning in English

See postfix in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpəʊst.fɪks/ [UK], /ˈpoʊst.fɪks/ [US] Forms: postfixes [plural]
Etymology: From post- + fix. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|post|fix}} post- + fix Head templates: {{en-noun}} postfix (plural postfixes)
  1. (chiefly computing) Suffix. Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-postfix-en-noun-JrvltMu8 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with post- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with post-: 30 35 16 20 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. (linguistics, Czech) a suffix that goes after the ending Tags: Czech Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-postfix-en-noun-zzAiJCrT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with post-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 39 9 22 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with post-: 30 35 16 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 45 7 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 52 5 24 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: postfix notation Related terms: reverse Polish notation, infix

Verb

IPA: /ˈpəʊst.fɪks/ [UK], /ˈpoʊst.fɪks/ [US] Forms: postfixes [present, singular, third-person], postfixing [participle, present], postfixed [participle, past], postfixed [past]
Etymology: From post- + fix. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|post|fix}} post- + fix Head templates: {{en-verb}} postfix (third-person singular simple present postfixes, present participle postfixing, simple past and past participle postfixed)
  1. (transitive) To suffix. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-postfix-en-verb-PD2ji7fm Categories (other): English terms prefixed with post- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with post-: 30 35 16 20
  2. (biology) To subject a sample to postfixation Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-postfix-en-verb-Xwf0SGII Categories (other): English terms prefixed with post- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with post-: 30 35 16 20 Topics: biology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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