TRUNCATION is a
search technique in electronic databases that allows you to search for multiple
endings of root words.
- The * (asterisk) is the truncation symbol for most
databases.
- The truncation symbol for the
Library Catalog is the ? (question mark)
- In LexisNexis it is the ! (exclamation point)
EXAMPLE: femini*
The following words will be searched for:
feminist, feminism, feminists, feminine,
feminize
