ambifix

/AE0 M B AH0 F IH0 K S/
noun
  1. 1

    (linguistics) A bound morpheme that can be used either as a prefix or suffix.

  2. 2

    (computing) A string of characters used for both prefix and suffix.

  3. 3

    (linguistics) A circumfix.

verb
  1. 1

    (grammar) To affix an ambifix to (a word).