GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Nil (?). [See Nill, v. t.] Will not. [Obs.]  Chaucer.
   
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   Nil, n. & a. [L., a contr. of nihil.] Nothing; of no account; worthless; -- a term often used for canceling, in accounts or bookkeeping.  A. J. Ellis.
   
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   Nil, n. (computers)  A special value for a variable used in certain computer languages to mean no assigned value, to be distinguished from the value zero.
   
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