I've heard of this thing called "Y2K". I was wondering, what is it?

Question

I've heard it being said on a few questions around Y!A and I don't know what it is. No clue. So my question is what is Y2K? Thanks!

Answer 1

Y2K was the name given to the Millennium bug that was supposedly going to kill the World's computers.

Answer 2

"Y2K" means the year 2000.

Answer 3

The Year 2000 problem (also known as the Y2K problem, the millennium bug, the Y2K bug, or simply Y2K) was the result of a practice in early computer program design that caused some date-related processing to operate incorrectly for dates and times on and after between December 31, 1999 and January 1, 2000 and on other critical dates which were billed "event horizons". This fear was fueled by the attendant press coverage and other media speculation, as well as corporate and government reports. People recognized that long-working systems could break down when the "...97, 98, 99..." ascending numbering assumption suddenly became invalid. Companies and organizations world-wide checked and upgraded their computer systems.

While no significant computer failures occurred when the clocks rolled over into 2000, preparation for the Y2K bug had a significant effect on the computer industry. The fact that countries where very little was spent on tackling the Y2K bug (such as Italy and South Korea) fared just as well as those who spent much more (such as the United Kingdom and the United States) has generated debate on whether the absence of computer failures was the result of the preparation undertaken or whether the significance of the problem had been overstated.

Answer 4

Year 2000.  

Answer 5

year 2000..

Answer 6

Year 2000 problem . The abbreviation combines the letter Y for "year", and k for the Greek prefix kilo meaning 1000; hence, 2K signifies 2000 . The Y2K bug, or simply Y2K was the result of a practice in early computer program design that caused some date-related processing to operate incorrectly for dates and times on and after between December 31, 1999 and January 1, 2000 and on other critical dates which were billed "event horizons"