year 2000n.

Brit.

/ˌjɪə tuː ˈθaʊznd/,

/ˌjəː tuː ˈθaʊznd/, U.S.

/ˈˌjɪ(ə)r tu ˈθaʊzn(d)/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: year n., two adj., thousand n. and adj.

Etymology: < year n. + two adj. + thousand n. and adj. Usually written with numerical symbol for the second element. Compare millennium n. 2b.

Computing.

attributive. Designating a programming problem affecting some computers, arising from the inability of software and firmware to process correctly dates of 1 January 2000 and later, owing to the numerical representation of calendar years by the last two digits only (predicted at the time to cause widespread disruption to computer systems); of or relating to this problem. Cf. Y2K n., millennium bug n. at millennium n. Compounds 2.

ΚΠ

1990 InformationWeek 15 Oct. 62/2 Sienko gives a very clear description of the ‘year 2000 date format problem’.

1996 Computer Weekly 14 Nov. 2/5 Too little is being done too late by the government to combat the year 2000 problem.

1998 Las Vegas Rev.-Jrnl. (Nexis) 23 Aug. k1 The Year 2000 computer flaw,..could threaten the world's electrical grids, its financial markets, its water supplies and its air-traffic control systems.

2000 Washington Times (Nexis) 1 Jan. a4 A perfect day in which the much-feared year-2000 bug proved to be less threatening than a pesky fly.

2011 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 15 Feb. b3 In the end, the year 2000 issue,..caused very few interruptions.

Compounds

year 2000-compliant adj. (of computer software or firmware) developed or modified so as to be unsusceptible to the year 2000 problem; (of an organization) using such software or firmware.

ΚΠ

1995 InfoWorld 10 Apr. 51/3 Make sure all the new applications you bring in are year-2000 compliant.

2000 Western Daily Press (Bristol) (Electronic ed.) 3 Jan. The massive cost of checking that businesses were Year 2000 compliant is being questioned.

2012 Australian (Nexis) 17 Jan. 25 In December 1997, the retailer embarked on a $130m overhaul..as part of its effort to become year 2000-compliant.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	year 2000
释义	year 2000n. Brit. /ˌjɪə tuː ˈθaʊznd/, /ˌjəː tuː ˈθaʊznd/, U.S. /ˈˌjɪ(ə)r tu ˈθaʊzn(d)/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: year n., two adj., thousand n. and adj. Etymology: < year n. + two adj. + thousand n. and adj. Usually written with numerical symbol for the second element. Compare millennium n. 2b. Computing. attributive. Designating a programming problem affecting some computers, arising from the inability of software and firmware to process correctly dates of 1 January 2000 and later, owing to the numerical representation of calendar years by the last two digits only (predicted at the time to cause widespread disruption to computer systems); of or relating to this problem. Cf. Y2K n., millennium bug n. at millennium n. Compounds 2. ΚΠ 1990 InformationWeek 15 Oct. 62/2 Sienko gives a very clear description of the ‘year 2000 date format problem’. 1996 Computer Weekly 14 Nov. 2/5 Too little is being done too late by the government to combat the year 2000 problem. 1998 Las Vegas Rev.-Jrnl. (Nexis) 23 Aug. k1 The Year 2000 computer flaw,..could threaten the world's electrical grids, its financial markets, its water supplies and its air-traffic control systems. 2000 Washington Times (Nexis) 1 Jan. a4 A perfect day in which the much-feared year-2000 bug proved to be less threatening than a pesky fly. 2011 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 15 Feb. b3 In the end, the year 2000 issue,..caused very few interruptions. Compounds year 2000-compliant adj. (of computer software or firmware) developed or modified so as to be unsusceptible to the year 2000 problem; (of an organization) using such software or firmware. ΚΠ 1995 InfoWorld 10 Apr. 51/3 Make sure all the new applications you bring in are year-2000 compliant. 2000 Western Daily Press (Bristol) (Electronic ed.) 3 Jan. The massive cost of checking that businesses were Year 2000 compliant is being questioned. 2012 Australian (Nexis) 17 Jan. 25 In December 1997, the retailer embarked on a $130m overhaul..as part of its effort to become year 2000-compliant. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1990
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