Nil may refer to: * nil (the number

zero 0 (zero) is a number representing an empty quantity. In place-value notation Positional notation (or place-value notation, or positional numeral system) usually denotes the extension to any base of the Hindu–Arabic numeral system (or ...

)

Acronyms

NIL (programming language) New Implementation of LISP (NIL) is a programming language, a dialect of the language Lisp, developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) during the 1970s, and intended to be the successor to the language Maclisp. It is a 32-bit ...

, an implementation of the Lisp programming language *

Name, Image and Likeness In college athletics in the United States, the National Collegiate Athletic Association ("NCAA") has historically resisted efforts to compensate college athletes. However, after years of effort by those in favor of student athlete compensation, c ...

, a set of rules in the American

National Collegiate Athletic Association The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges an ...

allowing college athletes to receive payment *

Nanoimprint lithography Nanoimprint lithography (NIL) is a method of fabricating nanometer scale patterns. It is a simple nanolithography process with low cost, high throughput and high resolution. It creates patterns by mechanical deformation of imprint resist and subse ...

, a method of fabricating nanometer scale patterns * ''

Nomina im Indogermanischen Lexikon ''Nomina im Indogermanischen Lexikon'' (''NIL'', ''"Nominals in the Indo-European Lexicon"'') is an etymological dictionary of the Proto-Indo-European (PIE) nominals, that is, nouns and adjectives. It appeared in 2008, edited by German linguists ...

'' (''"Nominals in the Indo-European Lexicon"''), an etymological dictionary *

North Island line The North Island line is a proposal to provide rapid transit service for the area between the existing MTR Island line and the northern coast of Hong Kong Island in order to relieve the already congested Island line. Originally, according to t ...

, a proposed extension railway of Hong Kong

Music

Nil (band) Nil (stylized as nil) is a Japanese rock band formed in 1998 by Tetsu Takano (ex-Malice Mizer, ex-Mega8Ball, Zigzo, The JuneJulyAugust), Hiroyuki Kashimoto and Kyoshi Moro. The original intent of Nil was to become Tetsu's solo unit and even th ...

, a Japanese rock band *

The Nils The Nils are a Montreal punk rock band formed in 1978 by Alex Soria. The Nils first gained local notoriety upon the 1982 release of a five-song demo entitled ''Now''. Their self-titled debut album was released to critical acclaim in 1987, and ...

, a Canadian punk rock band * N.I.L or

Non-Intentional Lifeform Non-Intentional Lifeform or simply N.I.L. were an Australian band formed in 1995 and signed to Roadrunner Records. They had a minor Australian hit with their single "Living or Existing?", which appeared in the popular Australian television serie ...

, an Australian hard rock band (1995–98)

Albums

* ''Nil'' (album), a 2006 album released by The Gazette * ''

Nil Recurring ''Nil Recurring'' (also ''Transmission 5.1'') is an EP by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, released on 17 September 2007 through the band's online store. The standard version of the mini-album is composed of four tracks written du ...

'', a 2007 EP released by Porcupine Tree

Songs

* "

Three Nil ''Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)'' is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Slipknot, released on May 25, 2004, by Roadrunner Records. A special edition, containing a bonus disc, was released on April 12, 2005. It is the band's on ...

", a song by Iowa metal band SlipKnot * "Nil", a song by Canadian punk band Gob * "Nil-Nil-Draw", a Song by

Gym Class Heroes Gym Class Heroes was an American rap rock band from Geneva, New York. The group formed in 1997 when Travie McCoy met drummer Matt McGinley during their high school gym class. The band's music displays a wide variety of influences, including hip h ...

* "Nil by Mouth", a song by English metal band Haken

People

Nil (given name) Nil is a unisex given name. Notable people with the name include: * Nil Abarbanel (born 1987), Israeli footballer * Nil Burak (born 1948), Turkish Cypriot pop singer and actress * August Emil Fieldorf ("Nil"; 1895–1953), Polish brigadier general ...

, list of people with the given name *

Nil (surname) Nil is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alain De Nil (born 1966), Belgian football player * Eva Nil (1909–1990), Egyptian-born Brazilian film actress * Lon Nil (died 1970), Cambodian political figure * Maxi Nil Maxi Nil ( ...

, list of people with the surname

Other

Nil (cigarette) Nil is a German brand of cigarettes, currently owned and manufactured by Gallaher Group, a subsidiary of Japan Tobacco. Nil is German for Nile. History Nil cigarettes were launched in 1901 as so-called oriental cigarettes and have been very ...

, a brand of cigarette * '' Nil: A Land Beyond Belief'', a 2005 graphic novel * Nil in the

Indian numbering system The Indian numbering system is used in all South Asian countries (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan) to express large numbers. The terms ''lakh'' or 1,00,000 (one hundred thousand, written as ''100,00 ...

Nil, Iran Mohammadabad-e Nil ( fa, محمد آباد نيل, also Romanized as Moḩammadābād-e Nīl; also known as Moḩammadābād and Nīl) is a village in Khosrowabad Rural District, Chang Almas District, Bijar County, Kurdistan Province, Iran. At the ...

Nil ideal In mathematics, more specifically ring theory, a left, right or two-sided ideal of a ring is said to be a nil ideal if each of its elements is nilpotent., p. 194 The nilradical of a commutative ring is an example of a nil ideal; in fact, it is ...

, a mathematical concept in ring theory *

Null pointer In computing, a null pointer or null reference is a value saved for indicating that the pointer or reference does not refer to a valid object. Programs routinely use null pointers to represent conditions such as the end of a list of unknown lengt ...

(sometimes written NULL, nil, or None), used in computer programming for an uninitialized, undefined, empty, or meaningless value *

Nil River (Guatemala) The Nil River is a river of Guatemala. See also *List of rivers of Guatemala This is a list of rivers in Guatemala arranged by drainage basin. This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stre ...

* ''Jednostka Wojskowa Nil'' or NIL, a Polish commando unit, part of The

Polish Special Forces The Special Troops Command (Pol.: ''Wojska Specjalne'') is the special forces command of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland (SZ RP). The command was formed in 2007 and is the fourth military branch of the SZ RP. Composition The Special ...

(''Wojska Specjalne'')