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truncating

UK
/trʌŋˈkeɪtɪŋ/
US
/trʌŋˈkeɪtɪŋ/

Translations

truncatingnoun
UK
/ˈtrʌŋ.keɪ.tɪŋ/
US
/ˈtrʌŋ.keɪ.tɪŋ/
Gerund; denotes the act or process of truncating.
troncationTerme technique et scientifique : action ou résultat de tronquer.
Excessive truncating of text fields may result in data loss.
Une troncation excessive des champs de texte peut entraîner une perte de données.
truncatinggerund / present participle
UK
/trʌnˈkeɪtɪŋ/
US
/trʌnˈkeɪtɪŋ/
Used attributively as the present-participle adjective of the verb “truncate”.
tronquantSens technique : qui tronque, qui raccourcit en supprimant une partie.
A truncating mutation removed the protein's active site.
Une mutation tronquante a supprimé le site actif de la protéine.
Synonyms
shortening
abridging
curtailing
condensing
cutting
reducing
compressing
truncateverb

truncating

Gerund

truncated
Past Simple
truncated
Past Participle
truncating
Gerund
UK
/ˈtrʌŋkeɪt/
US
/ˈtrʌŋkeɪt/
tronquerMathématiques : en parlant d’un nombre décimal, supprimer les chiffres les moins significatifs.
The software will truncate the number to two decimal places for simplicity.
Le logiciel tronquera le nombre à deux décimales pour simplifier.
tronquerInformatique.
The system automatically truncates the log file every 24 hours.
Le système tronque automatiquement le fichier journal toutes les 24 heures.
The editor decided to truncate the article to fit the space available in the magazine.
La rédactrice a décidé de tronquer l’article pour qu’il tienne dans l’espace disponible du magazine.
Synonyms
clip
reduce
curtail
abbreviate
cut
shorten
Antonyms
expand
prolong
lengthen
extend

Definitions

truncatingnoun
The act or process of shortening something by cutting off the top or the end.
Excessive truncating of text fields may result in data loss.
truncatinggerund / present participle
Serving to truncate; causing or resulting in something being shortened by cutting off the top or the end.
A truncating mutation removed the protein's active site.
truncateverb
To shorten something by cutting off the top or the end.
The editor decided to truncate the article to fit the space available in the magazine.
To reduce the number of digits in a decimal number by dropping some of the least significant digits.
The software will truncate the number to two decimal places for simplicity.
In computing, to shorten or clear (a file, database table, or log) to a specified length, often zero.
The system automatically truncates the log file every 24 hours.
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