/dev/null
/dev-nuhl/ [The Unix null device, used as a data sink] A notional "black hole"
in any information space being discussed, used, or referred to. A controversial
posting, for example, might end "Kudos to rasputin@kremlin.org, flames to
/dev/null". See bit bucket.
[Jargon File]
Nearby terms:
device driver « device independent bitmap « Devil
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