adj
Meaning 1
Pertaining to the Y2K aesthetic.
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Qualifier: aesthetic
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Y2K
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noun
Meaning 2
Abbreviation of year 2000.
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Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
Millennium bug.
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Usage: metonymically, uncountable
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
Meaning 4
Millennium bug.
The Y2K scare.
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Usage: broadly, metonymically, uncountable
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
Meaning 5
Alternative form of Y2K.
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Usage: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 6
the year 2000 in the Gregorian calendar
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: year, twelvemonth, yr
History
Etymology
Abbreviated from "year 2000", with "K" standing for 1000, as in the prefix kilo- though capital K as a prefix is often used as ×1024 instead of ×1000. The correct S.I. Prefix for ×1000 is lowercase k.