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Y2K is a numeronym and was the common abbreviation for the year 2000 software problem. The abbreviation combines the letter Y for "year", the number 2 and a capitalized version of k for the SI unit prefix kilo meaning 1000; hence, 2K signifies 2000.
Y2K may refer to: Y2K problem , a computer issue related to the year 2000 Year 2K, the year 2000 ("Y" stands for "year", and "K" stands for "kilo-", which means "thousand")
Y2K is an Internet aesthetic based around products, styles, and fashion of the late 1990s and early 2000s. The name Y2K is derived from an abbreviation coined by programmer David Eddy for the year 2000 and its potential computer errors .
After a news conference, Rep. Stephen Horn, R-Calif., chairman of Government Management, Information & Technology, examines a chart showing his grades for each agency's progress on the Y2K ...
A saleswoman for American computer firm IBM demonstrates a Y2K compliant computer program to several prospective clients in their display booth at the international conference of the Y2K ...
SJP, Y2K fashion It girl, shows off that strange combo of "long simple dress plus fancy shoes and casual bag"that was an important part of your life if you went to college in the '00s. Matching ...
Y2K—Year Two Thousand; Y2K38—Year Two Thousand Thirty Eight; YAAF—Yet Another Application Framework; YACC—Yet Another Compiler Compiler; YAGNI—You Aren't Gonna Need It; YAML—YAML Ain't Markup Language; YARN—Yet Another Resource Negotiator; YaST—Yet another Setup Tool
The upshot though, is that today, Y2K is remembered as a panic—an irrational hysteria that gripped the world. There are still tons of questions about why today’s outage was so potent and ...