"\0" meaning in All languages combined

See \0 on Wiktionary

Symbol [Translingual]

Etymology: From the escape sequence used in the C programming language and its numerous derivatives. Head templates: {{head|mul|symbol|||or||or||or||cat2=|f1lang=en|f1nolink=|f2lang=en|f2nolink=|f3lang=en|f3nolink=|f4lang=en|f4nolink=|head=|head2=|head3=|head4=|sc=Zsym|sort=}} \0, {{mul-symbol}} \0
  1. (programming) A representation of the null character. Wikipedia link: C (programming language) Categories (topical): Programming

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