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Dictionary: nil   (nĭl) pronunciation
n.
Nothing; zero.

[Latin nīl, contraction of nihil.]

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noun

    No thing; not anything: nothing, null. Informal zero. Slang nix, zilch. Archaic aught. See absence.

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adj

Definition: nonexistent
Antonyms: existent, existing


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No. Used in reply to a question, particularly one asked using the ‘-P’ convention. Most hackers assume this derives simply from LISP terminology for ‘false’ (see also T), but NIL as a negative reply was well-established among radio hams decades before the advent of LISP. The historical connection between early hackerdom and the ham radio world was strong enough that this may have been an influence.


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Nothing.

pronunciation How many foot-long nightcrawlers did you find tonight? Nil.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - ingenting, nul
adj. - værdiløs

Nederlands (Dutch)
nihil, nul, niets

Français (French)
n. - rien, (Sport) zéro, néant
adj. - à zéro

Deutsch (German)
n. - Null
adj. - nichts, gleich Null

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μηδέν, τίποτα
adj. - μηδενικός

Italiano (Italian)
niente

Português (Portuguese)
n. - nada (m), zero (m)
adj. - nulo
adv. - nada

Русский (Russian)
нуль

Español (Spanish)
n. - nada, cero, ninguno
adj. - nada

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ingenting, noll
adj. - värdelös, utan värde

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
无, 零, 没有的, 不存在的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 無, 零
adj. - 沒有的, 不存在的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 무, 0점
adj. - 아무것도 없는

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 無

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) لا شيء, صفر (صفه) معدوم ( لا شيء)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אפס, שום-דבר‬
adj. - ‮חסר ערך או קיום‬


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