Definition of truncate
- to shorten by cutting off a part
Usage examples of truncate
The editor had to truncate the article, cutting the last three paragraphs to fit the page.
The app truncates long usernames, so 'AlexanderHamiltonFan' appears as 'AlexanderHami...'
To save space, the report truncated the decimal 3.14159 to 3.14.