Nil

Nil is a word commonly used to mean nothing or zero; it is one of several names for the number 0.

It may also refer to:

Computer programming

• "Nil" is used in some computer programming languages to indicate an invalid/uninitialized variable or the null pointer. See also Nullable type.
• NIL (programming language), an implementation of the Lisp programming language.

Music

• Nil (band), a Japanese rock band
• Nil Karaibrahimgil (born 1976), Turkish singer
• The Nils, a Canadian punk rock band
• N.I.L. ("Nihilism Is Liberation"), American black metal band
• Nil (album), a 2006 album released by The Gazette
• Nil Recurring, a 2007 EP released by Porcupine Tree

Other

• Nanoimprint lithography (NIL), a method of fabricating nanometer scale patterns
• NiL, a computer game whose title stands for "NiL Isn't Liero"
• Nil: A Land Beyond Belief is a 2005 graphic novel
• Nil (cigarette), a brand of cigarette which is sold in Austria, Czech Republic and Germany produced by the Gallaher Group, a subsidiary of Japan Tobacco
• North Island Line, a proposed extension railway of Hong Kong
• "Slaves Of Nil", A Song From The Austrian Technical/Death Metal Band Psycroptic
• "Nil (Tv)", a character from the webshow series, The Pirate Monkies.

See also

• Null (disambiguation)
• Neel (disambiguation)