1. prefix - Noun
2. prefix - Verb
To put or fix before, or at the beginning of, another thing; as, to prefix a syllable to a word, or a condition to an agreement.
To set or appoint beforehand; to settle or establish antecedently.
That which is prefixed; esp., one or more letters or syllables combined or united with the beginning of a word to modify its signification; as, pre- in prefix, con- in conjure.
Source: Webster's dictionaryprefixed words Source: Internet
A 13-digit ISBN can be separated into its parts (prefix element, registration group, registrant, publication and check digit), and when this is done it is customary to separate the parts with hyphens or spaces. Source: Internet
Academic research NSA has invested many millions of dollars in academic research under grant code prefix MDA904, resulting in over 3,000 papers (as of 2007-10-11). Source: Internet
Accordingly, several carried the prefix Sir before their name; of the first eight premiers of Canada, only Alexander Mackenzie refused the honour of a knighthood from Queen Victoria. Source: Internet
A decimal prefix is a prefix that denotes a power of 1000. Source: Internet
Adding the prefix "super-" distinguishes supernovae from ordinary novae, which are far less luminous. Source: Internet