Null 21712 210502545 2008-05-06T04:55:20Z 76.167.158.89 corrected sentance word placement {{Wiktionary|null}} '''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]] {{disambig}} [[ja:ヌル]] [[pt:Null]] [[ru:NULL]] [[uk:NULL]]