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Reverse polish notation is a term used in mathematical notation for an a alternative operator syntax to the more common "infix" notation.

The article describes affixing the word "await" to methods in a programming language as a "postfix" and explicitly contrasts it with a "prefix", which is a linguistic term for affixing words, commonly contrasted with the term "suffix".

parent lucideer 7 years ago

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