null object

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|category theory}} An [[object]] that is both an [[initial object|initial]] and [[terminal object]].
2. {{lb|en|object-oriented}} An [[object]] that does nothing and is used instead of a <code>[[null]]</code>.
3. {{lb|en|linguistics}} An [[object]] that is not [[express]]ed by an [[explicit]] [[morpheme]].

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