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null A character that is all 0 bits. Also written as "NUL," it is the first character in the ASCII and EBCDIC data codes. In hex, it displays and prints as 00; in decimal, it may appear as a single zero in a chart of codes, but displays and prints as a blank space.Nulls are naturally found in binary numbers when a byte contains all zeros, and they are used to pad fields (see padding). A null may function as a delimiter; for example, in C, a null character is inserted at the end of a character string to mark the end of the text.
null 1. Maths a. quantitatively zero b. relating to zero c. (of a set) having no members d. (of a sequence) having zero as a limit 2. Physics involving measurement in which an instrument has a zero reading, as with a Wheatstone bridge null [nəl] (mathematics) Indicating that an object is nonexistent or a quantity is zero. (navigation) The azimuth or elevation reading on a navigational device indicated by minimum signal output. Any of the nodal points on the radiation patterns of some antennas.
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