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Line 38: :"Null" generally refers to the "null character" (or a "null pointer"). "NUL" (all caps) is the mnemonic name ([[ASCII]], [[EBCDIC]], [[Unicode]], etc.) of the "null character" code. — [[User:Loadmaster\|Loadmaster]] 18:35, 1 May 2007 (UTC) == Origin of the Term ? == Anyone know the history behind using the term "string" to mean a sequence of characters? I mean its not like a series of characters looks much like a ball of string... I assume it's origins are as a mathematical term, but it would be interesting to know how it came to such common use in computing.

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