Definitions

1. noun

The act or process of cutting short or reducing something to a smaller size, amount, or extent; the removal of excess length or content.

“The truncation of the movie to fit it into a shorter runtime resulted in the loss of several key scenes.”

2. noun

A shortened or incomplete form of something, such as a string or a data set, that has had excess data removed.

“The software developers encountered issues with the truncation of the database, causing errors in the application.”

3. verb

To cut short or reduce something to a smaller size, amount, or extent; to remove excess length or content.

“The editor truncated the article to fit it into the limited space available.”