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Names for the number 0 in English (en.wikipedia.org)

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[–] Jilanico@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I think there's a term missing from the article. In the military, "balls" is used for zeros in military time when specifying time between 24:00 and 01:00. Like 30 min after midnight is 00:30 or "balls thirty".