Difference between revisions of "Truncate~"
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| + | : Truncating is a process that drops characters of text or numbers (without rounding) when the text or numbers are limited to a specific location to store or print them. For example, the number 5.768 is truncated to 5.76 when stored or printed in a location that holds only four characters. | ||
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| + | Source: '''Laboratory V. 5.2 Technical Manual''' | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:51, 9 February 2006
- Truncate
- Truncating is a process that drops characters of text or numbers (without rounding) when the text or numbers are limited to a specific location to store or print them. For example, the number 5.768 is truncated to 5.76 when stored or printed in a location that holds only four characters.
Source: Laboratory V. 5.2 Anatomic Pathology User Manual
| This is a Glossary term from the VistA Documentation Library |
- Truncate
- Truncating is a process that drops characters of text or numbers (without rounding) when the text or numbers are limited to a specific location to store or print them. For example, the number 5.768 is truncated to 5.76 when stored or printed in a location that holds only four characters.
Source: Laboratory V. 5.2 Technical Manual
| This is a Glossary term from the VistA Documentation Library |
