Year 2000 problem - Wikipedia
WEBThe 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 after the year 2000. Many programs represented four-digit years with only the final two digits, making the year 2000 indistinguishable from 1900.
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 ."
The Truth About Y2K: What Did and Didn't Happen in the Year 2000
WEBMay 31, 2024 · 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. Instead of allowing four...
Y2K bug | Definition, Hysteria, & Facts | Britannica
WEBSep 23, 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. After over a year of international alarm, few major failures occurred in the transition from December 31, 1999, to January 1, 2000.
Y2K - National Museum of American History
WEBSep 11, 2019 · The 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.
20 Years Later, the Y2K Bug Seems Like a Joke—Because Those ... - TIME
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...
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 Explained: The Technological Crisis That Never Was
WEBAug 10, 2023 · It was the Year 2000 Bug, or Y2K for short, a mysterious and enigmatic glitch threatening to plunge humanity into chaos and potentially the dark ages as the clock struck midnight on January...
Y2K: An American Crisis - Process: A Blog for American History
WEBJul 8, 2019 · Y2K proved to be a training ground for how Americans would face threats from terrorism, economic crisis, and climate change in the 2000s. The origin of the bug lay in the decision of computer programmers to code years in a 2-digit format rather than in a 4-year format during the 1950s.