Void
Encyclopedia
In science and engineering
- Void (astronomy)Void (astronomy)In astronomy, voids are the empty spaces between filaments, the largest-scale structures in the Universe, that contain very few, or no, galaxies. They were first discovered in 1978 during a pioneering study by Stephen Gregory and Laird A. Thompson at the Kitt Peak National Observatory...
, the empty spaces between galaxy filaments - Lack of matter, or vacuumVacuumIn everyday usage, vacuum is a volume of space that is essentially empty of matter, such that its gaseous pressure is much less than atmospheric pressure. The word comes from the Latin term for "empty". A perfect vacuum would be one with no particles in it at all, which is impossible to achieve in...
- Void, in boiling heat transferHeat transferHeat transfer is a discipline of thermal engineering that concerns the exchange of thermal energy from one physical system to another. Heat transfer is classified into various mechanisms, such as heat conduction, convection, thermal radiation, and phase-change transfer...
, formed where there is a departure from nucleate boiling, causing a critical heat flux - Void, in mechanical engineering, is a bubble or pocket of vapor which forms near a propeller or pump, causing cavitationCavitationCavitation is the formation and then immediate implosion of cavities in a liquidi.e. small liquid-free zones that are the consequence of forces acting upon the liquid...
- Void, in injection moldingInjection moldingInjection molding is a manufacturing process for producing parts from both thermoplastic and thermosetting plastic materials. Material is fed into a heated barrel, mixed, and forced into a mold cavity where it cools and hardens to the configuration of the cavity...
, describes a defect where there are empty spaces (air pockets) in a completed part - Void coefficientVoid coefficientIn nuclear engineering, the void coefficient is a number that can be used to estimate how much the reactivity of a nuclear reactor changes as voids form in the reactor moderator or coolant...
, in nuclear engineering, is a measure of how spaces devoid of either moderator or coolant effect the reactivity of a nuclear reactor - Void ratio, of voids to solids in a mixture, in material sciences
- Void safetyVoid safetyVoid safety is a guarantee within an object-oriented programming language that that no object references will have null or void values....
, an issue raised in programming by a reference that is not attached to an object, also known as null reference - Void typeVoid typeThe void type, in several programming languages derived from C and Algol68, is the type for the result of a function that returns normally, but does not provide a result value to its caller. Usually such functions are called for their side effects, such as performing some task or writing to their...
, keyword indicating the absence of type information in many programming languages - VoiDVoiDThe Vocabulary of Interlinked Datasets is an RDF vocabulary, and a set of instructions, that enables the discovery and usage of linked data sets...
(Vocabulary of Interlinked Dataset), the vocabulary to describe linked open datasets in order for users to discover, interlink and evaluate the quality of these datasets on the Web - Void - adjective describing a lawLawLaw is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
which has no legal force or effect, or is not legally binding or enforceable
In fiction
- Void (comics)Void (comics)Void is a fictional character in the Wildstorm Universe.-Fictional character biography:Adrianna was born in Arkhangelsk, Russia. Adrianna and her sister Svetlana were raised by their father after the death of their mother. Her father loved Adrianna and her ambition to become a cosmonaut and...
, character from WildC.A.T.S. - Void (fanzine)Void (fanzine)Void was a major science fiction fanzine. It was started in the 1950s by Gregory Benford and his identical twin brother Jim Benford, when they were living in Germany; then later co-edited by Gregory Benford, Ted White, Terry Carr, and Peter Graham. It is described in one reference work thus: "Void...
, a major science fiction fanzine - Void, a fictional location or realm in Mortal Kombat
- Void, an evil demon in BerserkBerserk (manga)is a manga series written and illustrated by Kentaro Miura. Set in a medieval Europe-inspired world, the story centers around the characters of Guts, an orphaned mercenary, and Griffith, the leader of a mercenary band called the...
- The Void Knights of Guthix, a fictional organisation in the MMORPG RuneScapeRuneScapeRuneScape is a fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game released in January 2001 by Andrew and Paul Gower, and developed and published by Jagex Games Studio. It is a graphical browser game implemented on the client-side in Java, and incorporates 3D rendering...
- Void TrilogyVoid TrilogyThe Void Trilogy is a science fiction series by British SF writer Peter F. Hamilton. The series is set in the same universe as The Commonwealth Saga, 1,200 years after the end of Judas Unchained....
, science fiction series by British SF writer Peter F. Hamilton - A Void (novel)A Void (novel)A Void, translated from the original French La Disparition , is a 300-page French lipogrammatic novel, written in 1969 by Georges Perec, entirely without using the letter e , following Oulipo constraints.-Translations:It was translated into English by Gilbert Adair, with the title A Void, for which...
, translation into English of La Disparition - The Void (video game) (also known as Tension), a 2008 adventure video game by Ice-Pick Lodge
- Enter the VoidEnter the VoidEnter the Void is a French film written and directed by Gaspar Noé, starring Nathaniel Brown, Paz de la Huerta, and Cyril Roy. Set in the neon-lit nightclub environments of Tokyo, the story follows Oscar, a young American drug dealer who gets shot by the police, but continues to watch succeeding...
, a movie by Gaspar Noé 2009 - Violet Void, a power in the game Sonic ColorsSonic Colorsis a 2010 platforming game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It was first announced on May 26, 2010, in a press release by Sega for Italy, and it included a teaser trailer...
that sucks up anything in its path. - The Void, The place underneath the map of the game MinecraftMinecraftMinecraft is a sandbox-building independent video game written in Java originally by Swedish creator Markus "Notch" Persson and now by his company, Mojang, formed from the proceeds of the game. It was released as an alpha on May 17, 2009, with a beta version on December 20, 2010...
In music
- Void (band)Void (band)Void was a Washington D.C.-based hardcore punk/crossover thrash band. They were one of the first hardcore outfits to fuse hardcore and some heavy metal in a way most hardcore and metal fans could accept, paving the way for bands such as The Melvins. They were one of the first local bands popular in...
, a Washington, D.C.-based hardcore punk band - Void (album)Void (album)Void is the debut full-length studio album by the American post-metal band Intronaut. It was released on August 23, 2006 in the USA by Goodfellow Records.-Track listing:# "A Monolithic Vulgarity" - 5:59# "Gleamer" - 5:26# "Fault Lines" - 6:25...
, the debut full-length studio album by the American post-metal band Intronaut - VOID (Video Overview in Deceleration), by the Flaming Lips
- "Void Malign", a song by the band GrendelGrendel (band)Grendel is a Dutch music group formed in 1997. Their music is in the Aggrotech genre. Their name originates from Beowulf.There also exists an unrelated Finnish powermetal band called Grendel, which released three albums so far .-History:Grendel started out with VLRK , and...
- ØØ VoidØØ Void-Guest musicians:* Petra Haden - violin, vocals* Scott Reeder - bass guitar* Peter Stahl - vocals...
, the second album by Sunn O))) - "Into the Void" (Black Sabbath song)Into the Void (Black Sabbath song)"Into the Void" is a song by Black Sabbath, released in 1971 on their album, Master of Reality. An early version of "Into the Void" called "Spanish Sid" was released on the deluxe edition of Master of Reality...
, from the album Master of Reality - Throne Of Void, an album by IsoleIsole (band)Isole is an epic doom metal band from Sweden that is currently signed to Napalm Records.-History:Formed in 1990 under the name Forlorn, the band released several demos before changing their name to Isole in 2003 in order to avoid confusion with other bands named Forlorn. In 2005, Isole released...
- We Are the VoidWe Are the VoidWe Are The Void is the ninth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Dark Tranquillity.It is their first album with new bassist Daniel Antonsson....
, a 2010 studio album by Dark Tranquillity - Love In A Void, a song by Siouxsie & The BansheesSiouxsie & the BansheesSiouxsie and the Banshees were a British rock band formed in 1976 by vocalist Siouxsie Sioux and bassist Steven Severin. Initially associated with the English punk rock scene, the band rapidly evolved to create "a form of post-punk discord full of daring rhythmic and sonic experimentation"...
- Destroyer of the VoidDestroyer of the Void-Track listing:# "Destroyer of the Void" - 6:17# "Laughing Lover" - 3:09# "Below the Hurricane" - 5:26# "The Man Who Would Speak True" - 3:07# "Love and Hate" - 3:23# "Heaven and Earth" - 3:44# "Dragon's Song" - 3:02# "The Tree" -Track listing:# "Destroyer of the Void" - 6:17# "Laughing Lover" -...
, a 2010 album by the band Blitzen Trapper - The Magnificent VoidThe Magnificent VoidThe Magnificent Void is an album by the U.S. ambient musician Steve Roach.- Overview :The backcover of The Magnificent Void quotes from transpersonal psychologist Stanislav Grof's 1992 book The Holotropic Mind: "One of the most enigmatic of all transpersonal phenomena is the experience of the Void...
, a 1996 album by ambient musician Steve Roach - Touching the VoidTouching the VoidTouching the Void is a 1988 book by Joe Simpson, recounting his and Simon Yates's disastrous and nearly fatal climb of the 6,344-metre Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in 1985....
, a 1989 book about a near-fatal attempt to climb Siula Grande- Touching the Void (film)Touching the Void (film)Touching the Void is a 2003 documentary film based on the book of the same name by Joe Simpson about Simpson's and Simon Yates' disastrous and near fatal attempt to climb the 6,344 metre Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.-Outline:...
, a 2003 film based on the book
- Touching the Void (film)
- Void (Sonic Shuffle), a character in the video game Sonic Shuffle
- Void IndigoVoid IndigoVoid Indigo was a short-lived and controversial comic book series written by Steve Gerber and drawn by Val Mayerik. It was published by Epic Comics from 1983 to 1984....
, a comic book series written by Steve Gerber and drawn by Val Mayerik - Voids, the villains in the ZbotsZbotsZbots are small action figures that were made by Galoob and first released in 1992. Galoob released four series of Zbots from 1992 to 1994. Galoob also created a number of Zbot vehicles alongside the figures. The heroes were the ZBots . The villains were the Voids...
action-figures franchise
Other uses
- Void, in Accounting, of a transaction, canceled or reversed as if it never happened
- Void (law)Void (law)In law, void means of no legal effect. An action, document or transaction which is void is of no legal effect whatsoever: an absolute nullity - the law treats it as if it had never existed or happened....
, to render an action or document (such as a check (cheque) or other instrument) of no value or effect - Void, a keyword in object-oriented programmingObject-oriented programmingObject-oriented programming is a programming paradigm using "objects" – data structures consisting of data fields and methods together with their interactions – to design applications and computer programs. Programming techniques may include features such as data abstraction,...
used to define an object that does not have a return type - Void (cards)Void (cards)In card games, to be void in a suit of cards is to not have cards of that suit in one's hand.This is useful in games such as bridge. For instance, one player can lead with the suit in which his partner is void so as to give a ruff....
, to have no cards of a particular suit in one's hand during a card game - Void, a verb used in a medical context to denote excretionExcretionExcretion is the process by which waste products of metabolism and other non-useful materials are eliminated from an organism. This is primarily carried out by the lungs, kidneys and skin. This is in contrast with secretion, where the substance may have specific tasks after leaving the cell...
- Void, in housingHouseA house is a building or structure that has the ability to be occupied for dwelling by human beings or other creatures. The term house includes many kinds of different dwellings ranging from rudimentary huts of nomadic tribes to free standing individual structures...
, accommodation without occupancy agreement, without income - Void, in Ultimate frisbee, the name of the University of Pennsylvania men's ultimate frisbee team
- Void, or ShunyataShunyataŚūnyatā, शून्यता , Suññatā , stong-pa nyid , Kòng/Kū, 空 , Gong-seong, 공성 , qoγusun is frequently translated into English as emptiness...
, Buddhist philosophical concept - Kū, one of the Five elements (Japanese philosophy)Five elements (Japanese philosophy)One may encounter two kinds of five elements philosophy in Japan. One is called, in Japanese, gogyō , having its backgrounds in the Chinese five elements, and the other is called godai . Godai is usually regarded as a Buddhism term in Japan, with certain influences from Hinduism. The following...
, is sometimes translated "void" in English
See also
- The Void (disambiguation)
- Avoid (disambiguation)
- ÉVoidÉVoidéVoid was a 1980s rock band in South Africa.éVoid were formed in Brakpan in 1977. They had their first success in Rhodesia where they had a residency during the dying days of Rhodesia and the birth of a new country...
, rock band - DevoidDevoidDevoid is the first official album released by Italian melodic death metal band Dark Lunacy.-Track listing:# "Dolls" - 7:06# "Stalingrad" - 7:11# "Forlorn" - 6:46# "Frozen Memory" - 6:46# "Cold Embrace" - 6:05# "December" - 7:01# "Devoid" - 1:25...
, album by Dark Lunacy - Ovoid (oval)
- VoidableVoidableIn law, a transaction or action which is voidable is valid, but may be annulled by one of the parties to the transaction. Voidable is usually used in distinction to void ab initio and unenforceable....
, a concept in law