This was intended as a meme but is actually a good representation of what "Null" is. In C#, when you declare string s = "My shit"; it means that "s" is a reference to a memory location that holds the data "My shit". string s = null; means that the reference "s" exists but it's not pointing to any object, as in it holds nothing. Answer from abd53 on reddit.com
null
/nŭl/
adjective
  1. Having no legal force; invalid.
    render a contract null and void.
  2. Of no consequence, effect, or value; insignificant.
  3. Amounting to nothing; absent or nonexistent.
    a null result.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition. More at Wordnik
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Merriam-Webster
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NULL Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
February 24, 2026 - The meaning of NULL is having no legal or binding force : invalid. How to use null in a sentence. Did you know?
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Wikipedia
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Null - Wikipedia
February 23, 2026 - Null character, the zero-valued ASCII character, also designated by NUL, often used as a terminator, separator or filler.
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Dictionary.com
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NULL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
Null means having no value; in other words null is zero, like if you put so little sugar in your coffee that it’s practically null. Null also means invalid, or having no binding force. From the Latin nullus, meaning "not any," poor, powerless null is not actually there at all.
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What is Null?
This was intended as a meme but is actually a good representation of what "Null" is. In C#, when you declare string s = "My shit"; it means that "s" is a reference to a memory location that holds the data "My shit". string s = null; means that the reference "s" exists but it's not pointing to any object, as in it holds nothing. More on reddit.com
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What does “null” mean and why is it here
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Why the hate for null?
Null pointer exceptions are annoying but so is having to constantly check every object Very few values in your program actually need to be nullable, so you only need to check those places where they are. And you should be checking those places anyway! Edit: Note that you might be missing the important fact that you need some way for the compiler to remember that you've done the check. You can do this by pattern matching or flow-sensitive typing, for example. But yeah, this means you don't have to keep going back to check, which would be super annoying! It's also a shame to see the level of negativity in the other comments. It's really useful to hear perspectives like this, because it helps us see how other people might misunderstand what we are doing, and can help improve our explanations. Let's be a little friendlier please! :) More on reddit.com
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September 3, 2018
I’m done with null.. what now?

Cause skulk around in low sec with me. Sometimes I hunt, sometimes im hunted, but I'm never bored.

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MDN Web Docs
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Null - Glossary | MDN
In computer science, a null value represents a reference that points, generally intentionally, to a nonexistent or invalid object or address. The meaning of a null reference varies among language implementations.
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Cambridge Dictionary
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NULL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
1 week ago - NULL meaning: 1. having no legal force: 2. with no value or effect: 3. (of a set or matrix) containing nothing…. Learn more.
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MDN Web Docs
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null - JavaScript | MDN
The null keyword refers to the null primitive value, which represents the intentional absence of any object value.
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Microsoft Learn
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null keyword - C# reference | Microsoft Learn
January 26, 2026 - The null keyword is a literal that represents a null reference, one that doesn't refer to any object. null is the default value of reference-type variables.
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ThoughtCo
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What Does Null Mean in C, C++ and C#?
April 27, 2019 - Null is a constant built into C, C++, and C#. It has a value of zero. Null can also be the value of a pointer that points nowhere.
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bab.la
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NULL - Definition in English - bab.la
(predicative) having no legal or binding force; invalidthe court ruled that the contract contained several infringements and therefore declared it null and void2. having or associated with the value zero▪ (Mathematics) (of a set or matrix) having no elements, or only zeros as elements3.
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Dart
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Sound null safety
February 26, 2026 - The Dart analyzer and compilers catch unsafe usage of potentially null values at edit time, turning what would be runtime errors in other languages into analysis errors you can fix before deploying.
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Vocabulary.com
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Null - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com
Null means having no value; in other words null is zero, like if you put so little sugar in your coffee that it’s practically null. Null also means invalid, or having no binding force.
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Safe
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null, NULL, Null,
In both cases, it means that “we don’t know, yet, what value this has.” Any data type can be null, including numeric, string, Boolean, and so forth.