"nullish" meaning in English

See nullish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From null + -ish. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|null|ish}} null + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} nullish (not comparable)
  1. (computing, JavaScript) Either being undefined or having a null value. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Computing, JavaScript
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