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单词 y2k
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Y2Kn.

Brit. /ˌwʌɪtuːˈkeɪ/, U.S. /ˌwaɪˌtuˈkeɪ/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Y n., 2 , K n.
Etymology: < Y n., abbreviation of year + 2 (in 2000 ) + K n. (see K n. 3h).
Computing slang.
The year 2000. Also Computing: the year 2000 problem (cf. year 2000 n.).
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1995 Computing Canada (Nexis) 20 Dec. 1 A major reason we're in this Y2K pickle is that, as far as senior (business) management is concerned, these systems simply don't exist as a key component of corporate productivity.
1997 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 18 Dec. f1 This bash..manages to cash in a little on Y2K fever by billing itself as the ‘Pre-Millennium Party’.
1998 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) (Nexis) 29 Sept. 27 Insurance companies are reviewing policy wordings to ensure losses arising from Y2K problems are specifically excluded.
2001 Scotsman (Electronic ed.) 2 Jan. The Millennium Bug—known to its friends as Y2K—was supposed to make planes crash out of the sky..and businesses to fail.
2001 Evening Post (Bristol) (Electronic ed.) 11 Jan. Summarise Y2K: It's been brilliant in Bristol.
2005 R. Zadok Gem Squash Tokoloshe ii. v. 200 The latest crime tragedies, government corruption scandals, categorical denials, Y2K relief,..the weather.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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