Y2k (Noun)
Meaning
The year 2000 in the Gregorian calendar.
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Examples
- The widespread fear of widespread computer failures and disruptions to critical infrastructure became known as the Y2K scare.
- Many companies and governments spent large sums of money to address the Y2K bug and prevent potential disruptions.
- As the clock struck midnight on December 31, 1999, people around the world held their breath, waiting to see if the Y2K apocalypse would occur.
- In the end, the feared Y2K disruptions failed to materialize, and the transition to the year 2000 passed relatively smoothly.
- The Y2K scare led to a significant increase in disaster preparedness and emergency planning efforts around the world.