Computer science - Also known as: Year 2000 bug, millennium bug. Y2K bug, a problem in the coding of computerized systems that was projected to create havoc in computers and computer networks around the world at the beginning of the year 2000 (in metric measurements, k stands for 1,000). After more than a year of international alarm, feverish preparations, and programming corrections, few major failures occurred in the transition from December 31, 1999, to January 1, 2000.
Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Y2K bug". Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Jun. 2024, https://www.britannica.com/technology/Y2K-bug. Accessed 10 June 2024.
