ambifix

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English

Etymology

ambi- +‎ -fix

Noun

ambifix (plural ambifixes)

  1. (computing) A string of characters used for both prefix and suffix.
  2. (linguistics) A bound morpheme that can be used either as a prefix or suffix.
  3. (linguistics) A circumfix.