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to nullify

to nullify

1 6.6
To set a variable or data field to no value
  • verb
  • /ˈnʌlɪfaɪ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : poner a nulo
  • Setting the variable to null will nullify its previous content and ensure it is empty.

Examples

  • Maybe you can make sure that all of the Archive* properties for the user's mailbox are nullified (have null values), just in case one of these is the key.

    Blog text (25)
  • In my testing, the return false nullifies the line break.

    Blog text (10)
  • Early in the second quarter, they had a touchdown nullified because of a holding penalty.

    Blog text (31)
  • And we could come up with some fair way to allocate leftover EVs due to rounding error, or, I prefer, simply nullify any remaining EVs.

    Blog text (28)
  • Normally, since performance is not as critical for these clocks, ClockPro can be given relaxed performance parameters, and the insertion of terminators can be nullified, thus saving on chip area and wiring congestion.

    Academic text (1996)
  • To nullify any default values in the form, you must set each field to null before submission.

  • The code change will nullify the existing data, clearing out any previous entries.

Synonyms

to delete
vsto nullify
287 2.0

To remove information like text or files so it cannot be seen

sets storage to a special no value marker rather than removing data
to empty
vsto nullify
179 1.0

To remove everything from a container or place

sets stored field to a special no value marker instead of clearing contents
to erase
vsto nullify
156 2.2

Remove all traces of something from memory or history

marks stored data as no value while leaving the container present
to obliterate
vsto nullify
71 7.5

To destroy something completely so nothing remains

clears a single stored value without destroying the whole object
to null
vsto nullify
1 7.8

To make something have no effect or value

is the computing action that resets stored data to a special no value marker

Antonyms

to populate
  • Specialized
15 4.9

Fill a database or form with data by adding records

to initialize
  • Specialized
14 6.3

To set a starting value for a variable, object, or setting

Surface Forms

nullify infinitive
nullified past
nullified past participle
nullifying present participle
nullifies third person singular

Morphology

nullify = null (transparent) = null + ify

Productive and regular formation: the adjective 'null' plus the common verb-forming suffix '-ify' yields 'make null' in a directly derivable way.

Etymology

Nullify comes from Latin nullus ('not any') and the ending -ify ('to make'), the same idea as in simplify, meaning 'make nothing'. In computing, to nullify a field is to 'make it nothing' by setting it to a null value and removing its old content.