Truncate Meaning
/tɹʌŋˈkeɪt/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo shorten (something) by, or as if by, cutting part of it off.
verbTo shorten (a decimal number) by removing trailing (or leading) digits.
Sentence Examples
The system had to truncate the long name to fit on the screen.
To truncate means to shorten something by cutting off the end.
The programmer had to truncate the text to fit the database field.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The editor had to ____ the long article to fit the magazine's strict page limit.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The editor had to ____ the long article to make it fit into the limited space available in the newspaper today.
Word Origin & History
From Latin truncātus, perfect passive participle of truncō (“maim, reduce to a trunk”); see trunk as a verb.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"All these great plans were in vain, however, for in the cold dawn following the "Mania" years of 1845-46 the M.B.M. & M.J.R. project was truncated to an 11½-mile line from Ambergate to Rowsley."
— 1960 March, J. P. Wilson, E. N. C. Haywood, “The route through the Peak - Derby to Manchester: Part One”, in Trains Illustrated, page 149:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The editor had to ____ the long article to fit the magazine's strict page limit.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The editor had to ____ the long article to make it fit into the limited space available in the newspaper today.