Ha, the fact that I spelled it "NUL" instead of using the word "null" should have made me pause. :)

Ok, it's an ASCII character code point. One that's used to terminate strings. I meant it's not a character you'd find in the middle of a string, though I realize that's kinda tautological. Back when ASCII was developed, punch cards were used. Any row in the card that wasn't punched was a NUL. It wouldn't have made sense to have it in the middle of a string. It would be like missing a character altogether.