Procrustean assignment

Noun

Meaning

Procrustean assignment (uncountable)

(computing, dated, rare) A form of assignment to fixed-length string variables in which a shorter value is padded to the necessary length while a longer one is truncated.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Related terms

procrustean bed

Close letter words and terms

Procrus procrusculum procrustean procrustean bed procrustean rule procrustean standard