Blank

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There are a number of uses for the word blank:

• Blank (cartridge) a type of gun cartridge that contains gunpowder but no bullet or shot.
• Key blank, an uncut key
• Blank (musician) an underground rap artist from Toronto, Canada.
• Blank (solution), a solution containing no analyte, typically used to zero an analytical instrument and ensure that any reagents used do not contribute to overall measurements
• Blank (archeology) a thick, shaped stone biface of suitable size and configuration for refining into a stone tool
• Blank (Scrabble) a Scrabble tile that does not have a letter on it and can be substituted for any letter the player desires
• Blank (computer science)

*Another name for space character (SP)

*Visible typographical character used to represent a space character which would normally be invisible

• Tailored blank, a steel product
• The Blank, a fictional villain from the Dick Tracy universe
• To 'shoot blanks' is also a slang term which refering to male infertility

People

• Amanda Blank, an American rapper and singer
• Arthur Blank, an American businessman and a co-founder of Home Depot
• Barbie Blank (born 1987), an American model and professional wrestling valet
• Boris Blank (born 1952), a Swiss musician
• Eva Blank, an author
• Hanne Blank (born 1969), an American historian
• Harrod Blank (born 1963), an American documentary filmmaker
• Jessica Blank, an American actor, playwright, and novelist
• Joani Blank (born 1937), a writer and videographer
• Johann Blank (1904-1983), a German water polo player
• Jonah Blank, an American author
• Joost de Blank (1908-1968), Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa
• Julius Blank, a semiconductor pioneer
• Karl Blank (1728-1793), a Russian architect
• Kenny Blank (born 1977), an American actor
• Les Blank (born 1935), an American documentary filmmaker
• Marc Blank, an American computer game designer
• Maria Alexandrovna Blank (1835-1916), Vladimir Lenin's mother
• Marion Blank, a developmental psychologist
• Martin Blank (born 1962), an American glass artist
• Peter Blank (born 1962), a German javelin thrower
• Renate Blank (born 1941), a German politician
• Stefan Blank (born 1977), a German footballer
• Steve Blank, an entrepreneur
• Theodor Blank (1905-1972), a German politician
• Victor Blank, a British businessman

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