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Subject: Zero/nil/NULL/NUL/0/...
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From: gnat@kauri.vuw.ac.nz (Nathan Torkington)
Date: Sat, 20 Apr 1991 06:37:21 GMT
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I have read the FAQ and this doesn't seem to be what I'm after.  What I
am looking for is an explicit list of things which 0 (zero decimal, zero
octal, zero hexadecimal, etc) stand for.  So far I have :
  -> The number zero (in any base)
  -> The unused pointer (in some machines)
  -> The null character (ASCII, etc)
  -> End of file (EOF)
  -> Not true (FALSE)

Nat.
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