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*** Truncation Symbol

Truncation: This search technique refers to the ability to search just a portion of a word. Typically, a symbol such as the * asterisk is used to represent the rest of the term. End truncation is where several letters at the beginning of a word are specified but the ending can vary.  You can find the asterisk symbol SHIFT 8.

Also known as wildcard searching.