Usually means: Discards all data written to.
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  1. /dev/null: Dictionary.com

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  1. /dev/null: Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
  2. /dev/null: Hacking Lexicon
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devnull, dev null, null character, null, null object, absolute zero, nihil, whiteout, black hole, void, more...

Opposite:
/dev/full, /dev/everything, /dev/all

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devnull, dev null, null character, null, null object, absolute zero, nihil, whiteout, black hole, void, more...

Opposite:
/dev/full, /dev/everything, /dev/all



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