"null object" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: null objects [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} null object (plural null objects)
  1. (category theory) An object that is both an initial and terminal object. Categories (topical): Category theory Synonyms (in category theory): zero object Translations (category theory: object that is both an initial and terminal object): Nullobjekt [neuter] (German), нулевой объект (nulevoj obʺjekt) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-null_object-en-noun-S~4g9PCL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 18 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 76 19 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 18 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 18 5 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 72 19 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 75 18 7 Topics: category-theory, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'in category theory': 92 3 5 Disambiguation of 'category theory: object that is both an initial and terminal object': 83 7 9
  2. (object-oriented programming) An object that does nothing and is used instead of a null. Categories (topical): Object-oriented programming Related terms: initial object, terminal object
    Sense id: en-null_object-en-noun-mPZ82Ecd
  3. (linguistics) An object that is not expressed by an explicit morpheme. Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-null_object-en-noun-ZxYAvSnl Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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