2000-compliant — adj. Describes a software program or other system that can work with dates in the year 2000 and beyond. Example Citation: Most new software applications and computers are 2000 compliant, but many legacy systems will fail spectacularly on January… … New words
9999 bug — n. A potential computer software problem where a program might confuse the date September 9, 1999 (9/9/99) with 9999, the end of file code in some older programming languages. Example Citation: Three decades ago, programmers inserted 9999 to… … New words
D10K problem — n. The concern that a future 5 digit (10,000+ points) Dow Jones Industrial Average could create problems for financial software coded to accept only 4 digit numbers. (cf. Y2K: the Year 2000 problem.) Example Citation: Curious speculation swirls… … New words
TEOTWAWKI — acronym. The End Of The World As We Know It; a catch all phrase for the chaos and disruption that some people expect will occur in the new millennium. Example Citation: There is, however, a class of people who not only believe TEOTWAWKI is upon… … New words
Time — 2000 compliant 9999 bug background Black Friday chronotype Cyber Monday doomsdate door dwell … New words
Y2.038K bug — n. A computer software bug that will cause programs to cease functioning properly when confronted with dates in the year 2038 and beyond. Example Citation: First it was Y2K. Then the Euro conversion. And now, as if the Y2K and Euro problems weren … New words
Y2K leap year bug — n. A computer problem involving software that has been programmed incorrectly to treat the year 2000 as a non leap year. Example Citation: And to add another cruel twist, a number of applications now in use have botched the dating scheme for leap … New words
Y2K problem — n. A computer bug that, if not fixed, will cause computers and devices with embedded microchips to fail or produce erroneous results beginning on January 1, 2000. (Also known as the millennium bug.) Example Citation: Already struggling to wean… … New words
Y2OK — adj. Describes the lack of serious computer problems resulting from the changeover from 1999 to 2000. Example Citation: After a year of computer bug fears and a month of terrorism warnings, everything was Y2OK. Joel Stein, Hey, You In That Bunker … New words
leper list — n. A list of companies and organizations that are vulnerable to the year 2000 computer problem. Example Citation: Some firms worry that Y2K glitches might force unprepared clients, customers, and suppliers out of business, and to guard against… … New words
