"null character" meaning in All languages combined

See null character on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: null characters [plural]
Etymology: From null + character. Etymology templates: {{com|en|null|character}} null + character Head templates: {{en-noun}} null character (plural null characters)
  1. (computing) A control character with the value zero and no visual representation. Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: [symbol]

Inflected forms

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