English Explanatory Dictionary

Y10K bug

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A bug like the millennium bug, that arises when a 4‐digit year system — from "0000" to "9999" — fails to display, store or calculate the year 10,000 or any later year.

Word forms

Y10K bug

Etymology

Abbreviation of year 10 or 000 (10k) bug. Based on the Y2K bug.

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