Many of the early sewing machines were powered by a treadle mechanism. The treadle was operated by pressing down on it with a foot, or both feet, to cause a rocking movement. This movement spins a large wheel on the treadle frame, connected by a thin leather belt to a smaller driving wheels on the sewing machine.
null. adj. 1. Having no legal force; invalid: render a contract null and void.2.ull. adj. 1. Having no legal force; invalid: render a contract null and void. 2.
To test for nulls, use only the comparison conditions IS NULL and IS NOT . If you use any other condition with nulls and the result depends on the value of the null, then the result is UNKNOWN. Because null represents a lack of data, a null cannot be equal or unequal to any value or to another null.