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 the first recorded usage of the word "love" to mean "no score" is by Hoyle in 1742 (OED, 2nd Edition). BBC Radio 5 Live has broadcast spin-off versions of its football phone-in 6-0-6 (""six-oh-six"") focused on cricket and tennis, branded as "6-Duck-6" and "6-Love-6" respectively, in the summer months during the soccer off-season. Another name for 0 that is used in sports is "nil". This is derived from the Latin word "nihil", which means "nothing". Although common in British English, in football results and the like, it is only used infrequently in U.S. English. The British "nil" is not slang,