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Null character

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-000829

A control character with a value of zero, often used in programming to indicate the termination of a string of characters. It is represented as '\0' in C and C++ programming languages. This character does not have a visual representation and occupies one byte of memory.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-000829
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectBits and Bytes
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-CMP-000829",
  "term": "Null character",
  "field": "Computing and IT",
  "definition": "A control character with a value of zero, often used in programming to indicate the termination of a string of characters. It is represented as '\\0' in C and C++ programming languages. This character does not have a visual representation and occupies one byte of memory.",
  "subject": "Bits and Bytes",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/null-character/"
}

Record 915 of 1,553 in Computing and IT terminology (MLC-0101). Request the full dataset.