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Truncation
Truncation
- Truncation: Use when you want to search the same root word that may have various endings.
- EBSCO databases (Academic Search Complete and ERIC), you use *.
- Look in a help section or tutorial to find out what to use in other databases.
- Educat* for education, educator, educating
- Don’t cut truncation off to early
•Edu*
•Educati*
