Nil may refer to: * nil (the number zero)

Acronyms

* NIL (programming language), an implementation of the Lisp programming language *

Name, Image and Likeness In college athletics in the United States, the National Collegiate Athletic Association ("NCAA") has historically resisted efforts to compensate college athletes. However, after years of effort by those in favor of student athlete compensation, ...

, a set of rules in the American

National Collegiate Athletic Association The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges ...

allowing college athletes to receive payment *

Nanoimprint lithography Nanoimprint lithography (NIL) is a method of fabricating nanometer scale patterns. It is a simple nanolithography process with low cost, high throughput and high resolution. It creates patterns by mechanical deformation of imprint resist and subse ...

, a method of fabricating nanometer scale patterns * '' Nomina im Indogermanischen Lexikon'' (''"Nominals in the Indo-European Lexicon"''), an etymological dictionary * North Island line, a proposed extension railway of Hong Kong

Music

Nil (band) Nil (stylized as nil) is a Japanese rock band formed in 1998 by Tetsu Takano (ex-Malice Mizer, ex-Mega8Ball, Zigzo, The JuneJulyAugust), Hiroyuki Kashimoto and Kyoshi Moro. The original intent of Nil was to become Tetsu's solo unit and even thou ...

, a Japanese rock band * The Nils, a Canadian punk rock band * N.I.L or Non-Intentional Lifeform, an Australian hard rock band (1995–98)

Albums

* ''Nil'' (album), a 2006 album released by The Gazette * ''

Nil Recurring ''Nil Recurring'' (also ''Transmission 5.1'') is an EP by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, released on 17 September 2007 through the band's online store. The standard version of the mini-album is composed of four tracks written ...

'', a 2007 EP released by Porcupine Tree

Songs

* "

Three Nil ''Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)'' is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Slipknot, released on May 25, 2004, by Roadrunner Records. A special edition, containing a bonus disc, was released on April 12, 2005. It is the band's on ...

", a song by Iowa metal band SlipKnot * "Nil", a song by Canadian punk band Gob * "Nil-Nil-Draw", a Song by Gym Class Heroes * "Nil by Mouth", a song by English metal band Haken

People

* Nil (given name), list of people with the given name * Nil (surname), list of people with the surname

Other

* Nil (cigarette), a brand of cigarette * '' Nil: A Land Beyond Belief'', a 2005 graphic novel * Nil in the Indian numbering system * Nil, Iran *

Nil ideal In mathematics, more specifically ring theory, a left, right or two-sided ideal of a ring is said to be a nil ideal if each of its elements is nilpotent., p. 194 The nilradical of a commutative ring is an example of a nil ideal; in fact, it is ...