null object

English

Noun

null object (plural null objects)

1. (category theory) An object that is both an initial and terminal object.
2. (object-oriented programming) An object that does nothing and is used instead of a null.

Synonyms

• (in category theory): zero object

Related terms

• initial object
• terminal object

Translations

Translations

• German: Nullobjekt n
• Russian: нулевой объект m (nulevoj obʺjekt)