The phrase "truncated form" refers to a shortened version or a word or phrase, where some parts have been removed or cut off.
Sentences with «truncated form»
June 21st was National Flash Fiction Day — the first one ever — and it's an exciting day for me and many others who specialise in this particular truncated form of prose. (fictionsoutheast.com)
Which, according to EIT, would insure that IBM would remain in Endicott (albeit in truncated form) and retain 2000 of its 4000 employees. (qtng.dreamhosters.com)
But for every Taste of Cherry, there were piles of scripts that were barred from production for political reasons; films that were made but never saw the light of day; and those that were released but in such truncated form as to be unrecognizable to their creators. (firstthings.com)