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# nilEncodings

The set of strings that stores acceptable spellings for empty values.

```
var nilEncodings: Set<String>
```

## Discussion

Defaults to `["", "#N/A", "#N/A N/A", "#NA", "N/A", "NA", "NULL", "n/a", "null"]`.

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