English Explanatory Dictionary

Y2K

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Abbreviation of year 2000.
  2. Millennium bug.
  3. The Y2K scare.
adj
  1. Pertaining to the Y2K aesthetic.
noun
  1. Alternative form of Y2K.

Word forms

Y2K more Y2K most Y2K

Etymology

Abbreviated from "year 2000", with "K" standing for 1000, as in the prefix kilo- though capital K as a prefix is often used as ×1024 instead of ×1000. The correct S.I. Prefix for ×1000 is lowercase k.

Related words

millennium bug

Derived words

Y2K aesthetic Y2K bug Y2K pink Y2K problem Y2K38
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