Printer Friendly
The Free Dictionary
990,211,843 visitors served.
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

millennium bug

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.20 sec.
millennium bug: see Year 2000 problem Year 2000 problem, Y2K problem, or millennium bug, in computer science, a design flaw in the hardware or software of a computer that caused erroneous results when working with dates beyond Dec. 31, 1999.
..... Click the link for more information. .

See Y2K Problem.

millennium bug - Year 2000
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
 Email
Feedback
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
The more hysterical among them fretted that the Millennium Bug would erase as much as 500 years of material progress.
Y2K and 9-11. (The Right Perspective) by Behreandt, Dennis J. / The New American
Government agencies and businesses have been converting their computers in anticipation of the so-called millennium bug, which may cause computers to fail as the date rolls over to the year 2000 because they only recognize the last two digits in years and don't distinguish between 1900 and 2000.
T.O.CITY COMPUTERS PASS Y2K POWER TEST by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Action 2000, the government group created to dole cut advice on how to combat the millennium bug, has sent 26 million homes a copy of What Everyone Should Know About the Millennium Bug One thing they should know, according to Action 2000: The U.
British government by OLTMAN, SETH / Chief Executive (U.S.)
More results
 
Encyclopedia browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2008 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.