Suffix

Updated: 11/06/2021 by Computer Hope

A suffix may refer to any of the following:

1. In general, suffix refers to a letter(s) or word appended to the end of another. For example, 's' is the suffix of computers and removing the suffix gives you the word computer.

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Use our word and letter search to find words containing any suffix.

Domain suffixes on colored tiles.

2. When describing a domain, suffix or domain suffix describes the letters at the end of a domain. For example, with computer.com, the .com is the domain suffix.

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See our Internet domain suffixes page for a full listing of domain suffixes.

3. A file suffix is another name for a file extension.

Prefix, Root, Software terms, Substring