zero prefix
The term "zero prefix" can refer to different scenarios in telecommunications, linguistics, and programming, often involving the use of leading zeros or the absence of an expected prefix.
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Definition
B2Telecommunications
(technical)A leading zero in a phone number that is replaced by the country code for international calls.
Example
- In the UK, you dial the zero prefix before local numbers, but replace it with the country code when calling internationally.
C1Linguistics
(technical, academic)A null morpheme used to indicate the absence of an expected prefix in word formation.
Example
- The word 'sheep' can be analyzed as having a zero prefix in plural form.
B2Programming
(technical)A leading zero used to indicate that a number is in octal (base 8) notation.
Example
- In Python, the number '007' is interpreted as an octal number.
B2General Usage
(general)Leading zeros used to pad numbers for consistent data representation and correct sorting.
Example
- Files named '001', '002', and '010' will sort correctly in alphabetical order.
Similar
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