Procrustean
adjective
1.
pertaining to or suggestive of Procrustes.
2.
(often lowercase) tending to produce conformity by violent or arbitrary means.
adjective
1.
tending or designed to produce conformity by violent or ruthless methods
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programming A fixed-length string. If a string value is too long for the allocated space, it is truncated to fit; and if it is shorter, the empty space is padded, usually with space characters. This is an allusion to Procrustes, a legendary robber of ancient Attica. He bound his victims to a bed, and if […]
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