truncation
noun/trʌŋˈkeɪʃən/
Frequency rank: #19,521 most common English word
Meaning
the act of shortening something by cutting off part of it
Example sentence
The truncation of the file name made it difficult to identify the correct document.
Synonyms & related words
- shortening
- cutting
- trimming
- abbreviation
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