1. the action of cutting off or shortening something by removing a part of it
2. the state of being cut short or incomplete
3. the process of reducing the number of digits in a decimal number by simply removing digits rather than rounding
Usage: mathematics; computing

Examples

• The truncation of the article made it fit the page limit.
• Data truncation occurred when the file was corrupted.
• The truncation of the decimal 3.14159 to two places gives 3.14.
• Budget cuts led to the truncation of several programs.
• The truncation of the speech disappointed the audience.
• Database truncation removed all records from the table.
• The truncation error affected the calculation’s accuracy.