Suffix

Suffix has meanings in linguistics, nomenclature and computer science.

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In linguistics, a suffix is an affix that succeeds the morphemes to which it can attach.

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Example: establish (verb) + -ment (suffix) —> establishment (noun). (See derivation and also the list of English suffixes.)

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Linguistics: Broadly conceived, linguistics is the scientific study of human language, and a linguist is someone who engages in this study. (Lay people sometimes use the term linguistician, but as Aitchison 2003 points out, this is "too much of a tongue-twister to become generally accepted.")...

Nomenclature: Nomenclature is a system of naming and categorizing objects in a given category....

Computer science: Computer science (abbreviated CS or compsci) encompasses a variety of topics that relates to computation, like abstract analysis of algorithms, formal grammars, and subjects such as programming languages, program design, software, computer hardware, artificial intelligence, and numerical analysis. B...