Y2K problem

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• Y2k-Problem —   [Abk. für Year 2000 Problem],Jahr 2000 Problem …   Universal-Lexikon

• Y2K problem — n. A computer bug that, if not fixed, will cause computers and devices with embedded microchips to fail or produce erroneous results beginning on January 1, 2000. (Also known as the millennium bug.) Example Citation: Already struggling to wean… …   New words

• Y2K problem —    The inability of some older computer programs to process dates correctly after midnight on December 31, 1999.    Computer programmers in the 1960s and 70s abbreviated the date field to two digits, partly to save space and partly because they… …   Dictionary of networking

• Y2K — noun [uncountable] COMPUTING the year 2000, used especially when people are talking about the Millennium bug (= the problem that some computers had when the date changed in the year 2000): • The Y2K problem had a damaging effect on earnings in… …   Financial and business terms

• Y2K — abbrev. [Y(ear) + 2 + K, abbrev. for the number 1000] the year 2000 Y2K problem the predicted malfunction of some computer systems prior to or at the beginning of the year 2000 because of their inability to distinguish between dates in the 1900s… …   English World dictionary

• Y2K leap year bug — n. A computer problem involving software that has been programmed incorrectly to treat the year 2000 as a non leap year. Example Citation: And to add another cruel twist, a number of applications now in use have botched the dating scheme for leap …   New words

• Y2K — /wuy tooh kay /, n. 1. the year 2000. 2. Also called Y2K problem. See millennium bug. [1995 2000; Y(ear) + 2 + K symbol for the number 1000] * * * …   Universalium

• Y2K — [[t]ˈwaɪˌtuˈkeɪ[/t]] n. 1) the year 2000 2) Also called Y2K problem. millennium bug • Etymology: 1995–2000; Y(ear) +2+K symbol for the number 1000 …   From formal English to slang

• Y2K — /waɪ tu ˈkeɪ/ (say wuy tooh kay) noun 1. the year 2000. –phrase 2. Y2K problem → millennium bug. {y(ear) + 2 + K1 (def. 2) thousand} …  

• Year 2000 problem — Y2K redirects here. For other uses, see Y2K (disambiguation). The (French) sign reads 3 January 1900 instead of 3 January 2000 The Year 2000 problem (also known as the Y2K problem, the Millennium bug, the Y2K bug, or simply Y2K) was a problem for …   Wikipedia

• Y2K — Das Jahr 2000 Problem, auch als „Millennium Bug“ oder „Y2K Bug“ („Year 2 Kilo“ = Jahr 2000) bezeichnet, ist ein Computerproblem, welches durch die interne Behandlung von Jahreszahlen als zweistellige Angabe entstanden ist. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1… …   Deutsch Wikipedia