What does truncate mean? Truncate means to shorten something by removing part of it.You can truncate something by removing the beginning of it, the end of it, the top of it, or another part of it.
Definition of truncate verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. truncate something to make something shorter, especially by cutting off the top or end. My article was published in truncated form. Further discussion was truncated by the arrival of tea.
Use DELETE when we need to selectively remove rows, TRUNCATE when you want to quickly clear all rows from a table, and DROP TABLE when you need to remove a table entirely.
"Truncate" is a verb that generally means to shorten something by cutting off a part of it. Think of trimming a piece of paper or cropping a photo — in language, it involves reducing or cutting down a word, sentence, or data set.