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The official typographic shrug for nothing in particular, and on purpose.
means A deliberate absence of value, distinct from zero or empty, meaning the data simply isn't there.
from From Latin nullus, no one, built from ne (not) plus ullus (any), so literally not-any.
Billion-dollar mistakeTony Hoare called inventing null exactly that.
Not zeroZero is a value; null is the missing chair.
Cursed namesPeople named Null break booking forms worldwide.