- A value saved for indicating that the pointer or reference does not refer to a valid object. Programs routinely use null pointers to represent conditions such as the end of a list of unknown length or the failure to perform some action; this use of null pointers can be compared to nullable types and to the
Nothing value in an option type. A null pointer should not be confused with an uninitialized pointer. ← Wikipedia
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