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 === Truncate Token Filter
 
 The `truncate` token filter can be used to truncate tokens into a
-specific length. This can come in handy with keyword (single token)
-based mapped fields that are used for sorting in order to reduce memory
-usage.
+specific length.
 
 It accepts a `length` parameter which control the number of characters
 to truncate to, defaults to `10`.