資料來源 : WordNet®
postfix notation
n : a parenthesis-free notation for forming mathematical
expressions in which each operator follows its operands
[syn: {suffix notation}, {reverse Polish notation}]
資料來源 : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing
postfix notation
(Or "Reverse Polish Notation", RPN) One of the
possible orderings of {functions} and {operands}: in postfix
notation the functions are preceded by all their operands.
For example, what may normally be written as "1+2" becomes "1
2 +". Postfix notation is well suited for {stack} based
{architectures} but modern {compilers} reduced this advantage
considerably.
The best-known language with postfix syntax is {FORTH}. Some
{Hewlett-Packard} calculators use it, e.g. HP-25, HP-29C,
HP-41C, HP-23SII.
Compare: {infix notation}, {prefix notation}.
(2003-06-23)