TRUNCATE is a DDL(Data Definition Language) command and is used to delete all the rows or tuples from a table. Unlike the DELETE command, the TRUNCATE command does not contain a WHERE clause.
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.
Verb truncate (third-person singular simple present truncates, present participle truncating, simple past and past participle truncated) (transitive) To shorten (something) by, or as if by, cutting part of it off.
To truncate means to shorten something by cutting off a part, such as a word, text, or object. It is often used in mathematics, computing, and general language to indicate reduction.
To “truncate” means to “reduce to a trunk” (in the case of a tree, by removing branches). The modern definition of “truncate” is rarely applied to physical objects; instead, we truncate time, or truncate things demanding time.