Definition of y2k

y2k    

noun - uncountable

• the year 2000.

  What did you do for New Year's on Y2K?

  • See more words with the same meaning: acronyms (list of).

  Last edited on Feb 21 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 03 2009.

• the "year 2000 crisis", in which some computer software would experience failure upon entering the year 2000.

  They hired a hundred programmers specifically for Y2K.

  • See more words with the same meaning: acronyms (list of).

  Last edited on Feb 21 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 03 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'acronyms (list of)':
HBU	Definitions include: acronym for "how about you".
TCB	Definitions include: acronym for "take care [of] business" or "taking care [of] business".
PICNIC	Definitions include: acronym for "Problem In Chair, Not In Computer".
AFAIU	Definitions include: acronym for "as far as I understand".
MTB	Definitions include: "mountain bike".
wwg1wga	Definitions include: acronym of "where we go one, we go all".
FLOTUS	Definitions include: acronym for "first lady of the United States".
CCW	Definitions include: acronym for "constructive criticism welcome".
TTFO	Definitions include: acronym for "told to fuck off", an insulting notation used by doctors in the UK on medical charts.
OH	Definitions include: acronym for "over-heard".
COTS	Definitions include: acronym for "common, off-the-shelf".
rod	Definitions include: a penis.
NRN	Definitions include: acronym for "no response necessary" or "no response needed".
DP	Definitions include: acronym for "dear partner", i.e. one's unmarried significant other.
HAGS	Definitions include: acronym for "have a great summer".
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five year plan	Definitions include: amount of time one takes to graduate high school if one does not pass all classes in four years.
last-year	Definitions include: outdated, antiquated, old.
NYE	Definitions include: acronym for "New Year's Eve".

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