Truncation (disambiguation)
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The word truncation has several meanings.
- In numerical analysis, truncation is the term used for reducing the number of digits right of the decimal point, by discarding the least significant ones.
- Truncation (geometry) is removal of one or more parts, as for example, in truncated cube.
- In archaeology, a truncation is the removal of part of the archaeological record by a cut (archaeology).
- In computer science, truncating a file happens when a program or the user forces a file's size to be modified to some value smaller than the original.
- In linguistics Truncation (phonology) is reducing complex sound clusters into simpler syllables.
- In banking, truncation means elimination of handling, sorting, transporting, storing, guarding, and mailing of paper checks.
- Truncate (SQL), a command in the SQL data manipulation language
- Truncate is a leaf shape in botany
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