Y2K - meaning and definition. What is Y2K
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What (who) is Y2K - definition

THEATRE COMPANY
Tamagotchi Y2K

Y2K         
  • An [[Apple Lisa]] does not accept the date
  • A Best Buy sticker from 1999 recommending that their customers turn off their computers ahead of midnight
  • Webpage screenshots showing the [[JavaScript]] .getYear() method problem, which depicts the year 2000 problem
  • Juno Internet Service Provider CD labeling Y2K-compliance
  • The logo created by The President's Council on the Year 2000 Conversion, for use on Y2K.gov
CLASS OF COMPUTER BUGS RELATED TO DATES BEGINNING IN THE YEAR 2000
Millennium Bug; Y2K; Year 2000 bug; Y2k; Y2K bug; Y2K Bug; Millennium bug; Y2K problem; Y2k problem; Y2k bug; Ytwok; Millenium bug; Y2k scare; Y2K compliant; 2000 time problem; January 1, 2000; 19100; Y2K Problem; Year 2,000 problem; Y2K computer bug; Millenium Bug; 2000 virus; Year 2010 problem; Y2.01k; Y2.01K; Y2K+10; 19:0; Y2K bugfix; Y2K-Bug; Y2K+10 bug; Decennium bug; Y2K glitch; Y@K; Y@k; Y2K error; Century date change; Year 2000 Problem
[Additional explanations: Year 2000] [Additional explanations: problem] (Reference: slang)
Y2K         
  • An [[Apple Lisa]] does not accept the date
  • A Best Buy sticker from 1999 recommending that their customers turn off their computers ahead of midnight
  • Webpage screenshots showing the [[JavaScript]] .getYear() method problem, which depicts the year 2000 problem
  • Juno Internet Service Provider CD labeling Y2K-compliance
  • The logo created by The President's Council on the Year 2000 Conversion, for use on Y2K.gov
CLASS OF COMPUTER BUGS RELATED TO DATES BEGINNING IN THE YEAR 2000
Millennium Bug; Y2K; Year 2000 bug; Y2k; Y2K bug; Y2K Bug; Millennium bug; Y2K problem; Y2k problem; Y2k bug; Ytwok; Millenium bug; Y2k scare; Y2K compliant; 2000 time problem; January 1, 2000; 19100; Y2K Problem; Year 2,000 problem; Y2K computer bug; Millenium Bug; 2000 virus; Year 2010 problem; Y2.01k; Y2.01K; Y2K+10; 19:0; Y2K bugfix; Y2K-Bug; Y2K+10 bug; Decennium bug; Y2K glitch; Y@K; Y@k; Y2K error; Century date change; Year 2000 Problem
Y2K         
  • An [[Apple Lisa]] does not accept the date
  • A Best Buy sticker from 1999 recommending that their customers turn off their computers ahead of midnight
  • Webpage screenshots showing the [[JavaScript]] .getYear() method problem, which depicts the year 2000 problem
  • Juno Internet Service Provider CD labeling Y2K-compliance
  • The logo created by The President's Council on the Year 2000 Conversion, for use on Y2K.gov
CLASS OF COMPUTER BUGS RELATED TO DATES BEGINNING IN THE YEAR 2000
Millennium Bug; Y2K; Year 2000 bug; Y2k; Y2K bug; Y2K Bug; Millennium bug; Y2K problem; Y2k problem; Y2k bug; Ytwok; Millenium bug; Y2k scare; Y2K compliant; 2000 time problem; January 1, 2000; 19100; Y2K Problem; Year 2,000 problem; Y2K computer bug; Millenium Bug; 2000 virus; Year 2010 problem; Y2.01k; Y2.01K; Y2K+10; 19:0; Y2K bugfix; Y2K-Bug; Y2K+10 bug; Decennium bug; Y2K glitch; Y@K; Y@k; Y2K error; Century date change; Year 2000 Problem
¦ abbreviation year 2000 (with reference to the millennium bug).

Wikipedia

Dorky Park

Dorky Park is a dance company from Berlin, created and directed by choreographer Constanza Macras. Initially, between 1997 and 2003, the dance troupe was called Tamagotchi Y2K.

Constanza Macras was born in Buenos Aires, where she studied dance and fashion design. After spending some time obtaining additional training at the Merce Cunningham Studio New York she moved to the city of Amsterdam, where she presented her work in various local venues. In 1995 Constanza Macras moved to Berlin and founded the group Tamagotchi Y2K which became Constanza Macras/DorkyPark in 2003

Pronunciation examples for Y2K
1. Y2K, the dotcom bubble,
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2. Y2K + 10 was coming,
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3. Y2K + 10 problem. Right?
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4. the electricity going on Y2K.
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5. challenging to prepare for this Y2K problem
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Examples of use of Y2K
1. But unlike the Y2K situation, which garnered widespread attention, many businesses are ill–prepared, say analysts.
2. In the case of both Y2K and H5N1, much time and energy could be spent to no discernible purpose.
3. He also led terrorism and Y2K preparedness exercises across the U.S., sometimes playing the role of the president in simulations.
4. In place of Y2K read H5N1, the strain of Avian flu circulating through Asia since 1''7 and carried by migrating wild fowl.
5. After all, some people were inexplicably fond of the phrase Y2K, meaning 2000, and it seems as ridiculous now as platform soles for men.