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truncate

To cut off leading or trailing digits or characters from an item of data without regard to the accuracy of the remaining characters. Truncation occurs when data are converted into a new record with smaller field lengths than the original.


truncate
Biology having a blunt end, as though cut off at the tip


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Here TV backed DirecTV's statement that the truncation was just "a business decision.
To facilitate check truncation and electronic check exchange, the Check 21 Act authorizes a new negotiable instrument called a "substitute check" and provides that a properly prepared substitute check is the legal equivalent of the original check for all purposes.
The process is called virtual electronic check truncation and is a new feature of the e-Pay Plus module, which automates the tenant billing process.
 
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