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 1.1, a science fiction wargame created by I-Kore
• A Void (novel), translation into English of La Disparition
• Void (fanzine), major science fiction fanzine
• Void magazine, web-based literary magazine
• Void Trilogy, science fiction series by British SF writer Peter F. Hamilton
• The Word and the Void, a dark fantasy trilogy by Terry Brooks
• Void, an evil god in Berserk (manga)

[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.
• Void, an album by the german synthpop group DE/Vision.

[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 (Web), 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

[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
• Electromigration can create voids in conductors
• Kū, one of the five classical elements of Japanese philosophy, is sometimes called "void" in English
• Voids, the villains in the Zbots action-figures franchise
• Void, a verb used in a medical context to denote urination
• Void of a Transaction, when a transaction is cancelled or reversed as if it never happened (Accounting)

[edit] See also

• The Void (disambiguation)

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