in reply to Prefix binary operators

It all depends on your definition of operator. If you consider rename an operator, then it's definitely a prefix. Or perhaps the starting punctuation of tr or s, which clearly have two trailing operands.

In short, unless you define some of the words better there (or there's more than you are quoting), it's hard to say precisely what is being referenced.

-- Randal L. Schwartz, Perl hacker