(morphology) An empty morph inserted between two morphemes in the process of word formation, such as English -o-, -i-.
2004, Francis Katamba, Morphology: Critical Concepts in Linguisticshttp://books.google.com/books?id=QBsKpjIh3J8C, ISBN 0415270790, page 187:An empty morph is an interfix if it fulfills all of the following three conditions (Dressier, 1985f).
(computing, information retrieval, dated) An association link, a device to group multiple words or concepts.
1959, Frank S. Wagner, Jr., A Dictionary of Documentation Termshttp://books.google.com/books?id=MlgZAAAAMAAJ, page 19:LOCANT, n. A number used in the Dyson cipher system for coding the position of substituents of carbon chain, i.e. an interfix.
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(engineering) To attach or anchor two or more parts together.
1932, Elmer G. Koch, "Collar Fastener", United States Patent 1915250 http://www.google.com/patents?id=tpZPAAAAEBAJ, page 2:Generally speaking the article is formed of two pieces which are interfixed for providing a pair of spring urged jaws...
(morphology) To insert an interfix between two morphemes.
2001, Wolfgang U. Dressler et al., "The Processing of interfixed German compounds", in Yearbook of Morphology 1999http://books.google.com/books?id=igymN2VyWB8C, ISBN 079236631X, page 185:Our goal in the construction of this task was to isolate and highlight the relationship between the interfixed and free forms of the initial constituent.
