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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Year_2000_problemYear 2000 problem - Wikipedia

    An electronic sign at École centrale de Nantes on 3 January 2000, incorrectly displaying the year as 1900. Translation: "Welcome to the Central School of Nantes 12:09 3 January 1900." The term year 2000 problem, [ 1 ] or simply Y2K, refers to potential computer errors related to the formatting and storage of calendar data for dates in and ...

  2. www.investopedia.com › terms › yThe Truth About Y2K: What Did and Didn't Happen in the Year 2000

    May 31, 2024 · Y2K was a widespread programming error that could have caused chaos at the turn of the millennium. Learn how the problem was identified, fixed and avoided, and what were the economic and social implications of the Y2K scare.

  3. www.britannica.com › technology › Y2K-bugY2K bug | Definition, Hysteria, & Facts | Britannica

    Sep 23, 2024 · computer program. 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). After more than a year of international alarm, feverish preparations, and programming corrections, few ...

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  4. www.howtogeek.com › 671087 › what-was-the-y2k-bugWhat Was the Y2K Bug, and Why Did It Terrify the World?

    May 16, 2020 · Even though our code was compliant, we had to withstand the financial hit of proving it. Still, we got off lighter than most. The total global cost of preparing for Y2K was estimated to be between $300 to $600 billion by Gartner, and $825 billion by Capgemini. The U.S. alone spent over $100 billion.

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  5. www.cnn.com › 2020/12/16 › usThe year 2000 problem: When the Y2K bug threatened to bring ...

    Dec 16, 2020 · CNN —. 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 ...

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  7. www.si.edu › spotlight › y2kY2K - Smithsonian Institution

    Y2K was the term for the potential computer problems that could have occurred when dates changed from 1999 to 2000. Learn about the causes, effects, and solutions of the Y2K bug, and see related objects and media from the Smithsonian collection.

  8. time.com › 575212920 Years Later, the Y2K Bug Seems Like a Joke ... - TIME

    Dec 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 an ...

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