Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
Y2K
Noun
ˈwī-ˌtü-ˈkā
Definition
Y2K, or Year 2000, refers to a computer bug related to the year change from 1999 to 2000.
Examples
- Many companies invested heavily in Y2K compliance to prevent system failures.
- The Y2K scare resulted in significant media coverage and public concern.
- Some people stockpiled supplies in anticipation of potential Y2K disasters.
Meaning
The term Y2K refers to the potential problems that were expected to occur when computer systems encountered the year 2000, due to many systems representing years with only the last two digits.
Synonyms
- Year 2000 problem
- Millennium bug
- Y2K bug
