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Y2K
noun [U] ITDefinition
› abbreviation for the Year 2000: used to refer to the problems that were expected with computers when the date changed from 1999 to 2000: Many industry experts today believe the Y2K problem was exaggerated.
(Definition of Y2K noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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