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Encyclopedia Articles (3)

1,014 words, approx. 4 pages
Millennium Bug The millennium bug refers to the existence in many computer software packages of a six-digit date rather than an eight-digit date. Computers speak the language of mathematics. Every que... Read more
738 words, approx. 3 pages
Y2k The expression Y2K, shorthand for the year 2000 (Y=year; 2=two; K=the symbol for 1,000), helped define the closing days of the twentieth century by spotlighting some pitfalls of the computer age. ... Read more
771 words, approx. 3 pages
Year-2000 Bug The Year 2000 bug, also known as the Y2K or Millenium bug, was the anticipated inability of many computer programs and embedded devices to handle year-dates later than Dec. 31, 1999. Man... Read more