truncations
Words made shorter
Truncations are shortenings—words, texts, or data cut off before their natural end.
A truncation removes the latter part of something: *doctor* becomes *doc*, a filename gets clipped to fit a character limit, a decimal is cut off without rounding.
The database imposed truncations on entries exceeding 255 characters.
In technical contexts, truncation often implies loss of precision or information.
Piece cut out
- croppingCutting to resize
- trimmingCutting away excess
- pruningCutting vegetation for health
- snippingCutting in small bites
lopping · docking · shearing · paring · bobbing · cutting · chopping · shaving
Words made from initials
- initialismsAbbreviations said as letters
- contractionsShortened word forms
- shorthandAbbreviated writing system
- ellipsesMarks indicating omitted text
elisions · omissions · abridgments · condensations · compressions · syncopations · clippings · blends
clipping
Piece cut out
snipping · lopping · docking · shearing · paring · bobbing · cutting · chopping · shaving · amputation
acronyms
Words made from initials
- initialismsAbbreviations said as letters
- contractionsShortened word forms
- shorthandAbbreviated writing system
ellipses · elisions · omissions · abridgments · condensations · compressions · syncopations · clippings · blends · portmanteaus
rounding
Adjusting to simpler values
digits · decimals · integers · floats · bits · bytes · errors · loss · boundary · threshold
truncationsexpansions
Increases in size
extensions · elongations · amplifications · enlargements · augmentations