Y2K

ˈwaɪˈtuˈkeɪ

Definition

Definition of Y2K - Reverso English Dictionary

Abbreviation

abr: Year 2000 problem

Dated

computer problem caused by the year 2000 date change

Dated

Many companies prepared for Y2K in the late 1990s.
Y2K caused panic among IT professionals.
Old software needed updates to avoid Y2K issues.

millennium bug

Year 2000 problem

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Y2K problem

computer error caused by using two digits for years

Many companies prepared for the Y2K problem in 1999.

Origin of Y2K

English Y (year) + 2K (2000)

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Year 2000

technology

period associated with the Y2K bug

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French:bug de l'an 2000, ...
German:Y2K, ...
Italian:Millennium Bug, ...
Spanish:Efecto 2000, ...
Portuguese:Y2K, ...
Chinese:千年虫, ...
Japanese:2000年問題, ...
Arabic:مشكلة الالفية, ...
Hebrew:בָּאג 2000, ...
Russian:Проблема 2000 года, ...
Ukrainian:проблема 2000 року, ...
Hindi:Y2K, ...
Bengali:ইয়ার ২০০০ সমস্যা, ...
Catalan:Y2K, ...
Czech:Y2K, ...
Danish:Y2K, ...
Dutch:Y2K, ...
Greek:Y2K, ...
Hungarian:Y2K, ...
Khmer:បញ្ហាឆ្នាំ ២០០០, ...
Korean:2000년 문제, ...
Persian:مشکل سال ۲۰۰۰, ...
Polish:problem roku 2000, ...
Portuguese (BR):bug do milênio, ...
Romanian:Y2K, ...
Swedish:Y2K, ...
Thai:Y2K, ...
Turkish:Y2K, ...
Vietnamese:Y2K, ...

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