Names for the number 0 in English such as 2-2, while null is used for an undefined states (for example a memory location that has not been explicitly initiated). Sporting terms (see above) are sometimes used as slang terms for zero as are "nada", "zilch" and "zip". "Zilch" is a slang term for zero, and it can also mean "nothing". The origin of the term is unknown. Names for the number 0 in English Zero is the usual name for the number 0 in English. In British English "nought" is also used. In American English "naught" is used occasionally for zero, but as with British English, "naught"
Names for the number 0 in English Names for the number 0 in English Zero is the usual name for the number 0 in English. In British English "nought" is also used. In American English "naught" is used occasionally for zero, but as with British English, "naught" is more often used as an archaic word for nothing. "Nil", "love", and "duck" are used by different sports for scores of zero. It is quite common in English to describe decades with a plural of the first year of the decade for example "the nineties" which can be written as "the 90s". There was a debate on what to