Void

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A void is an empty space. When used as an adjective, the word can also mean "invalid".

Void may also refer to:

Contents 1 In fiction 2 In non-fiction 3 In music 4 In science and engineering 5 In other fields 6 See also

[edit] In fiction

• Void (comics), character from WildC.A.T.S.
• Void (Mortal Kombat), a fictional location or realm in Mortal Kombat
• Void in the Marvel Comics is the negative counterpart of the Sentry, see Sentry (Robert Reynolds)
• A Void (novel), translation into English of La Disparition
• Void (fanzine), a major science fiction fanzine
• Void Trilogy, science fiction series by British SF writer Peter F. Hamilton
• Void, an evil demon in Berserk (manga)
• The Void, a sentient nothingness controlled by Exdeath in the video game Final Fantasy V.
• The Void (Doctor Who), used by David Tennant, as the 10th Doctor, in Doctor Who to describe the area in between parallel universes, previously described as Eternity by the 5th Doctor.
• The Void (Middle-earth), a place outside of creation
• Void knight armour, a robe-like armour in the MMORPG RuneScape.
• The Void (video game), a 2008 Survival horror game.

[edit] In non-fiction

• Touching the Void, a 1989 book about a near-fatal attempt to climb Siula Grande
• Touching the Void (film), a 2003 film based on the book

[edit] In music

• ØØ Void, the second album by Sunn O)))
• Void (band), Washington, D.C.-based hardcore punk band on the Dischord label
• VOID (DVD), by the Flaming Lips containing 18 of their music videos
• Into The Void, a song by Black Sabbath, from the Master of Reality album
• Void Malign, a song by the band Grendel.

[edit] In science and engineering

• Void (astronomy), the empty spaces between galaxy filaments
• Void coefficient, estimated number in nuclear engineering
• Void ratio, of voids to solids in a mixture, in material sciences
• Void, in injection molding, describes a defect where there are empty spaces (air pockets) in a completed part
• "Vocabulary of Interlinked Dataset", the vocabulary to describe linked open datasets in order to enable users to discover, interlink and evaluate the quality of these datasets on the Web.
• Void type, keyword indicating the absence of type information in many programming languages
• Void reference, also known as null reference, a reference that is not attached to an object, in programming; raises the issue of void safety.

[edit] In other fields

• Void or Shunyata, Buddhist philosophical concept
• Void (cards), to have no cards of a particular suit in one's hand during a card game
• Void (law), to render a check (cheque) or other instrument of no value or utility
• Voidable, a concept in law
• Kū, one of the five classical elements of Japanese philosophy, is sometimes translated "void" in English
• Voids, the villains in the Zbots action-figures franchise
• Void, a verb used in a medical context to denote excretion
• Void in accounting, of a transaction, cancelled or reversed as if it never happened
• Void in Housing, Accommodation without occupancy agreement, without income.

[edit] See also

• The Void (disambiguation)

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