procrustean assignment

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|computing|dated|rare}} A form of [[assignment]] to [[fixed]]-[[length]] [[string]] [[variable]]s in which a shorter value is [[pad]]ded to the necessary length while a longer one is [[truncate]]d.

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