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'''Null''' is an English word meaning 'nothing' or without value or consequence. It is derived from the [[Latin]] word ''nullus'' meaning 'none'.
Null may refer to:
* [[Null (computer programming)]], a special value in computer programming
* Null, in law, ''having no legal validity''. See [[Void (law)]]
* [[Null (mathematics)]], a zero value in several branches of mathematics
* [[/dev/null]], the null device in Unix-like operating systems, equivalent to the [[NUL (Computer)|NUL]] device on CP/M, DOS, and Windows operating systems
* [[Null (physics)]], a concept in ''electromagnetism'' and ''theoretical physics''
* [[Null (SQL)]], a special marker and keyword in SQL
* [[Null allele]] (genetics), also see [[Muller's morphs|amorph]]
* [[Null character]], an ASCII value of 00 commonly used as a terminator, separator or filler
* [[Null cipher]], a ''ciphertext'' symbol
* [[Null hypothesis]], a hypothesis in statistics
* [[Null morpheme]], a concept in linguistics
* [[Null result]], the absence of the expected result in a scientific experiment
* [[Null pointe]], [fr] no points, "love" in tennis scoring
* [[KK Null]], a Japanese musician
* The German word for [[zero]]
* [[The Null Corporation]], is the current imprint for Nine Inch Nails.
===Fiction===
* [[List of recurring Metal Gear characters#Gray Fox|Null]], a character appearing in the ''[[Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops]]'' video game
* Nulls, worm-like remains of defeated characters in the animated program [[ReBoot]]
* [[Null, the Living Darkness]], a Marvel Comics character
* Null replaces the word "[[cool]]" in the [[Dystopian]] novel, [[Feed (novel)|Feed]]
* Null, men-eating sentinents in the ''Downs-Lord Triptich'' books by [[John Whitbourn]]
* Nul, rulers of a [[Galactic Empire]] of which earth is a province, in [[Brian Aldiss]]'s ''Bow Down to Nul''
==See also==
* [[Nil]]
* [[Nul]]
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