Void may refer to:

Science, engineering, and technology

Void (astronomy) Cosmic voids (also known as dark space) are vast spaces between Galaxy filament, filaments (the largest-scale structures in the universe), which contain void galaxy, very few or no Galaxy, galaxies. In spite of their size, most galaxies are no ...

, the spaces between galaxy filaments that contain no galaxies *

Void (composites) A void or a pore is three-dimensional region that remains unfilled with polymer and fibers in a composite material. Voids are typically the result of poor manufacturing of the material and are generally deemed undesirable. Voids can affect the ...

, a pore that remains unoccupied in a composite material * Void, synonym for

vacuum A vacuum (: vacuums or vacua) is space devoid of matter. The word is derived from the Latin adjective (neuter ) meaning "vacant" or "void". An approximation to such vacuum is a region with a gaseous pressure much less than atmospheric pressur ...

, a space containing no matter * Void, a bubble within a mechanical part that causes

cavitation Cavitation in fluid mechanics and engineering normally is the phenomenon in which the static pressure of a liquid reduces to below the liquid's vapor pressure, leading to the formation of small vapor-filled cavities in the liquid. When sub ...

when it collapses * Void, an unwanted air pocket formed during

injection moulding Injection moulding (U.S. spelling: injection molding) is a manufacturing process for producing parts by injecting molten material into a mould, or mold. Injection moulding can be performed with a host of materials mainly including metals (for ...

* VoID or Vocabulary of Interlinked Datasets, an RDF vocabulary to enable the discovery and use of linked data sets * Void Linux, a Linux distribution * , the

void type The void type, in several programming languages, more so curly bracket programming languages derived from C and ALGOL 68, is the return type of a function that returns normally, but provides no result value to its caller. Usually such functi ...

, a possible return value in some programming languages

Arts, entertainment, and media

Characters

* Void, a malevolent alter ego of superhero

Sentry (Robert Reynolds) The Sentry (Robert "Bob" Reynolds) and The Void are respectively a superhero and supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Paul Jenkins (writer), Paul Jenkins and Jae Lee, with uncredited conceptual con ...

* Void (Wildcats), member of the original team * Void, the main antagonist in the 2000 video game '' Sonic Shuffle'' * Voids, the villains in the Zbots action-figures franchise * Void Termina, Void Soul, and Void, the overarching villain(s) in ''

Kirby Star Allies ''Kirby Star Allies'' is a 2018 Action game, action-platform game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. It is the twelfth mainline installment in the ''Kirby (series), Kirby'' series; the player controls ...

'' * Void, a member of the God Hand and one of the main villains in '' Berserk'' * Void, the main antagonist of Chapter 13 in '' Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition''

Films

* ''Void'' (film), a 2013 Lebanese film

Literature

* ''

A Void ''A Void'', translated from the original French ( "The Disappearance"), is a 300-page French lipogrammatic novel, written in 1969 by Georges Perec, entirely without using the letter '' e'', following Oulipo constraints. Perec would go on to ...

'', a 1969 French novel written without using the letter ''e'' by Georges Perec * ''

Void Trilogy The ''Void Trilogy'' is a space opera series by British author Peter F. Hamilton. The series is set in the same universe as The '' Commonwealth Saga'', 1,200 years after the end of '' Judas Unchained''. Peter F. Hamilton sold the American right ...

'', a science-fiction series by Peter F. Hamilton

Music

Void (band) Void was an American hardcore punk band formed in Columbia, Maryland, in 1980. The group was a pioneering force in the thriving Washington, D.C., hardcore scene during the early 1980s, successfully combining elements of punk rock, punk with Hea ...

, a Washington, D.C.–based hardcore punk band * ''Void'' (Intronaut album), 2006 * ''VOID'' (NaNa album), 1999 * ''Void'' (Vanna album), 2014 * ''Void'' (War of Ages album), 2019 * ''

VOID (Video Overview in Deceleration) The Flaming Lips are an American psychedelic rock band formed in 1983 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The band currently consists of Wayne Coyne (vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards), Steven Drozd (guitars, bass, keyboards, drums, vocals), Derek Brown ...

'', a 2005 DVD by the Flaming Lips * ''

ØØ Void ''ØØ Void'' (pronounced in interviews as "double-O void") is the debut studio album by American drone metal band Sunn O))). The album was recorded on 24 track 2" tape at Grandmaster Studios in Hollywood, a large step forward in production v ...

'', a 2000 album by Sunn O))) * ''Voids'' (album), a 2017 album by Minus the Bear * ''Void'' (EP), an EP by Destroy the Runner * ''Void'', a 2025 EP by

Molotov Solution Molotov Solution is an American deathcore band from Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.

* “Voids”, a compilation album by

Have a Nice Life Have a Nice Life is an American rock band founded in Middletown, Connecticut in 2000 by Dan Barrett and Tim Macuga. The duo is best known for their 2008 debut album '' Deathconsciousness'', which received little attention from professional ...

* "Void", a song by Allday from ''

Drinking with My Smoking Friends ''Drinking with My Smoking Friends'' is the fourth studio album by Australian rapper Allday, released on 28 May 2021 via Believe Music. The album was announced on 10 March 2021, alongside the release of second single "Void", and tour dates in A ...

'' * "Void", a song by

Kilo Kish Lakisha Kimberly Robinson (born May 10, 1990), known professionally as Kilo Kish, is an American singer-songwriter and visual artist. Early life Kilo Kish was born in Orlando, Florida, on May 10, 1990. She attended Glen Rock Elementary School in ...

* "Void", a song by Lil Nas X from '' Montero'' * "Void" (song), a song by Melanie Martinez from ''Portals'' * “Void”, a song by Red House Painters from '' Old Ramon'' * "Void", a song by the Neighborhood from ''

The Neighbourhood The Neighbourhood (abbreviated as the nbhd) is an American alternative rock band formed in Newbury Park, California, in 2011. The band is composed of vocalist Jesse Rutherford, guitarists Jeremy Freedman and Zach Abels, and bassist Mikey Marg ...

Other arts, entertainment, and media

* Void (cards), to have no cards of a particular suit in one's hand during a card game * ''Void'' (fanzine), a major science-fiction fanzine started in the 1950s * Void Gallery, a contemporary art gallery in Derry, Northern Ireland

Religion and philosophy

* The Void (philosophy) * Void, English for ''Kū'', one of the five elements in Japanese Buddhism * ''

Śūnyatā ''Śūnyatā'' ( ; ; ), translated most often as "emptiness", "Emptiness, vacuity", and sometimes "voidness", or "nothingness" is an Indian philosophical concept. In Buddhism, Jainism, Hinduism, and Indian philosophy, other Indian philosophi ...

'', a Buddhist philosophical concept translated most often as emptiness and sometimes voidness

Other uses

Void (law) In law, void means of no legal effect. An action, document, or transaction which is void is of no legal effect whatsoever: an absolute nullity—the law treats it as if it had never existed or happened. The term void ''ab initio'', which means ...

, an action, document or transaction that has no legal effect *

Voiding Urination is the release of urine from the bladder through the urethra in placental mammals, or through the cloaca in other vertebrates. It is the urinary system's form of excretion. It is also known medically as micturition, voiding, ures ...

, or to void the bladder, the act of urination *

Nothing Nothing, no-thing, or no thing is the complete absence of ''anything'', as the opposite of ''something'' and an antithesis of everything. The concept of nothing has been a matter of philosophical debate since at least the 5th century BCE. Ea ...