null Definition
null (nul)
adjective
- without legal force; not binding; invalid: usually in the phrase null and void
- amounting to naught; nil
- of no value, effect, or consequence; insignificant
- Math. designating, of, or being zero, as
- having all zero elements null matrix
- having a limit of zero null sequence
- 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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null Telecom Definition
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.
Browse dictionary entries near null
- ‹ Nukualofa
- ‹ Nuking
- ‹ nuke
- ‹ nuisance tax
- ‹ nuisance
- ‹ nugget
- ‹ nugatory
- ‹ Nuevo León
- ‹ Nuevo Laredo
- ‹ Nuer
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