Y2K

[ wahy-too-key ]

noun
  1. the year 2000.

  2. Also called Y2K problem, Y2K bug. millennium bug.

Origin of Y2K

1
1995–2000; Y(ear) + 2 + K symbol for the number 1000

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British Dictionary definitions for Y2K

Y2K

nouninformal
  1. another name for the year 2000 ad (esp referring to the millennium bug)

Origin of Y2K

1
C20: y (ear) + 2 + k (in the sense: thousand)

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