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null (nul)

adjective

  1. without legal force; not binding; invalid: usually in the phrase null and void
  2. amounting to naught; nil
  3. of no value, effect, or consequence; insignificant
  4. Math. designating, of, or being zero, as
    1. having all zero elements null matrix
    2. having a limit of zero null sequence
    3. having no members whatsoever null set

Etymology: MFr nul < L nullus, not any, none < OL *n(e) oin(o)los, not a one < ne, not (see no) + dim. of oinos < IE *oinos: see one

null Synonyms

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modif.

  1. Void

    invalid, vain, unsanctioned; see void 1.

  2. Nonexistent

    absent, nothing, negative; see imaginary, unreal.

  3. Useless

    ineffective, valueless, barren; see useless 1, worthless 1.

null Telecom Definition

  1. Valueless; amounting to nothing; zero.
  2. In some computer programs, a field into which nothing is entered, not even a zero (0). In such programs, even a 0 can affect calculations. See also negative and positive.

null Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • embed: Exactly N bytes are copied, including any embedded nulls.
  • declare: If this happens repeatedly during a game then the match will be declared null and void and be rescheduled on a different server.
  • terminate: The created string will copy the data pointed to by a, up to the first terminating null.
  • return: Services which do not provide any UI should return null.
  • specify: Specifying null or an empty array for connCtls means no connection request controls.

Modifying Another Word

possibly: Returns: The possibly null class name of object bound.

Modifies a noun

  • hypothesis: For these experiments, the null hypothesis was rejected.
  • pointer: NULL pointer 's address ) in executing the object file causes a SIGBUS signal.
  • byte: Thus Z always packs a trailing null byte under all circumstances.
  • terminator: The null terminator is considered part of the UTF-8 string.
  • string: The second form sets name to the null string.
  • modem: Oddly enough ttyS2 is the null modem that runs into the living room.

Used with adjective complement

return: The correct behavior of expr = NULL is to always return null ( unknown ).

Noun used with modifier

  • non-: Returns: the class name, as a non- null String.
  • return: Since there are no children by default, this returns null.

Infinitive complement

indicate: This value can be null to indicate no children are being added ( useful to remove ).

Preposition: if

  • pathname: Returns null if this abstract pathname does not denote a directory, or if an I/O error occurs.
  • none: May be null if none of the messages require localization.
  • attribute: Parameters: color - Polygon boundary color, or null if vector attribute used to determine color.
  • node: Returns null if this node has no parent or is the parent's last child.

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