Year 2000 problem - Wikipedia
WEBThe year 2000 problem, also commonly known as the Y2K problem, Y2K scare, millennium bug, Y2K bug, Y2K glitch, Y2K error, or simply Y2K, refers to potential computer errors related to the formatting and storage of calendar data for dates in and after the year 2000.
Y2K bug | Definition, Hysteria, & Facts | Britannica
WEBApr 12, 2024 · Y2K bug, a problem in the coding of computerized systems that was projected to create havoc in computers and computer networks around the world at the beginning of the year 2000 (in metric measurements, k stands for 1,000).
The Truth About Y2K: What Did and Didn't Happen in the Year 2000
WEBMay 30, 2023 · Y2K was commonly used to refer to a widespread computer programming shortcut that was expected to cause extensive havoc as the year changed from 1999 to 2000. The change was expected to...
What Was the Y2K Bug, and Why Did It Terrify the World? - How-To Geek
WEBMay 16, 2020 · Billions of dollars were spent addressing the Y2K bug. Government, military, and corporate systems were all at risk, yet we made it through, more or less, unscathed. So, was the threat even real?
Y2K | Smithsonian Institution
WEBThe term Year 2000 bug, also known as the millennium bug and abbreviated as Y2K, referred to potential computer problems which might have resulted when dates used in computer systems moved from the year 1999 to the year 2000.
Y2K bug - National Geographic Society
WEBThe Y2K bug was a computer flaw, or bug, that may have caused problems when dealing with dates beyond December 31, 1999. The flaw, faced by computer programmers and users all over the world on January 1, 2000, is also known as the "millennium bug ."
Was Y2K real? You might be surprised | CNN
WEBDec 16, 2020 · Two decades ago an existential threat brought the world together— the Y2K bug. In the late 1990s, computers were rapidly transforming how the world worked, but an invisible enemy loomed. A...
20 Years Later, the Y2K bug seems like a joke. That's because …
WEBDec 30, 2019 · The term Y2K had become shorthand for a problem stemming from the clash of the upcoming Year 2000 and the two-digit year format utilized by early coders to minimize use of computer memory, then...
Problems Y2K Actually Caused | Mental Floss
WEBDec 27, 2019 · We know now that humanity came out of Y2K relatively unscathed, after spending an estimated $300 billion to $600 billion to fix potential problems in the years before the millennium. But still, a...
and 20 years later we face the same threats - The Guardian
WEBDec 31, 2019 · The first signs of this “Y2K problem” or the Year 2000 bug had appeared 12 years earlier in 1988 when a batch of tinned meat was rejected by a supermarket because it appeared to be more than 80...
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