prefix

IPA: prˈifɪks

Something placed before another
(grammar, linguistic morphology) A morpheme added to the beginning of a word to modify its meaning, for example as, pre- in prefix, con- in conjure, re- in reheat, etc.
(telecommunications) A set of digits placed before a telephone number, to indicate where the number is based, what type of phone number it is (landline, mobile, toll-free, premium rate etc.)
A title added to a person's name, such as Mr. or Dr.
(computing) An initial segment of a string of characters.

(transitive) To determine beforehand; to set in advance.
(transitive) To put or fix before, or at the beginning of something; to place at the start.

Examples of "prefix" in Sentences

Also the Latin prefix ‘piña’ implies a cluster of flowers or fruits as in ‘pineapples’ and ‘pine cones’.
; Params parameters to pass to new instance (retrieved normally, ie: % 2%); when initializing (ie: label = "") Params is a label prefix for all calls
A note from Noel Hinners: "Keith: "Re the discussion about "confusion" in the usage of the term prefix "nano", there ought to be absolutely no confusion., especially in our profession.
The words meditation and medication have the same prefix derived from the Latin word medicus, meaning to care or to cure, indicating that meditation is likely to be the most effective and efficient remedy for a busy and overworked mind.
Its structure, which adds the * ki - prefix, is suggestive of her being called the thing having the quality of * - goli, or more probably in Northeast-Coastal languages, in which * ki - became a new diminutive suffix, the younger person with the quality of * - goli.
The word meditation and the word medication have the same prefix derived from the Latin word medicus, meaning to care or to cure, indicating that meditation is the most appropriate medicine or antidote for stress; a quiet calmness is the most efficient remedy for a busy and overworked mind.