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Y2K

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Y2K  (wt-k)
adj.
1. Of or relating to the year 2000.
2. Of or relating to the Y2K bug: Y2K compliance; Y2K testing.

[Alteration of y(ear) 2000, from K, symbol for 1000.]

Y2K
n Informal
another name for the year 2000 ad (esp referring to the millennium bug).
[y(ear) + 2 + k (in the sense: thousand)]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Y2K - the year 2000 in the Gregorian calendar
twelvemonth, year, yr - a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days; "she is 4 years old"; "in the year 1920"
Translations
Y2K [ˌwaɪtuːˈkeɪ] ABBR =Year 2000 the Y2K problem (Comput) → el(problema del)efecto 2000
Y2K n abbr (=year 2000) → l'an m 2000


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