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null-terminated

null-terminated adjective: stored in memory followed by a null character, so that its length can be detected without having to be explicitly stored.

Adjective

null-terminated (not comparable)

  1. Stored in memory followed by a null character, so that its length can be detected without having to be explicitly stored.
    • PostgreSQL has given you a text value, and text values are not null-terminated. You will need to convert fileNameText into a null-terminated string.2003, Korry Douglas, Susan Douglas, PostgreSQL […] , Sams Publishing, →ISBN, page 225
    Synonyms:
    zero-terminated

Synonyms of null-terminated

  • zero-terminated

Questions about null-terminated

What does null-terminated mean?
Null-terminated means stored in memory followed by a null character, so that its length can be detected without having to be explicitly stored.
What part of speech is null-terminated?
Null-terminated is an adjective.

Words near null-terminated in the dictionary

  1. null-grav
  2. null-gravs
  3. null-homotopic
  4. null-subject language
  5. null-subject languages
  6. null-terminated
  7. nulla
  8. nulla bona
  9. nulla nulla
  10. nulla nullas
  11. nulla poena sine lege

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