What is Truncation and How Does it Work?

Truncation is a search technique used in databases to help you find words with multiple endings. It involves replacing the ending of a word with a truncation symbol, usually an asterisk (*). This allows you to search for different forms of the same word simultaneously, increasing the number of results you get. Another symbol used in many databases is the plus sign (+), which is used to indicate that the database should search for both plural and singular forms of a word.

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