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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>/dev/null</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../0.html" title="0"/><link rel="previous" href="TM.html" title="(TM)"/><link rel="next" href="me.html" title="/me"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">/dev/null</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="TM.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">0</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="me.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="dev-null"/><dt xmlns="" id="dev-null"><b>/dev/null</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="pronunciation">/dev·nuhl/</span>, <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">n.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> [from the Unix null device, used as a data sink] A notional
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‘black hole’ in any information space being discussed, used, or
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referred to. A controversial posting, for example, might end “<span class="quote">Kudos
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