Polish notation

(linguistics) A prefix that can be detached from the verb it attaches to in several instances.

(computing theory) A coding system that uses (typically variable-length) codes that are distinguished by their "prefix property", which requires that there is no code word in the system that is a prefix (initial segment) of any other code word in the system.

plural of prefix coding

plural of prefix tree

(computing theory) Synonym of trie (“data structure”)

A prefix that must be prepended to a telephone number in order to call a number outside one's own country.