Y2K scare

proper noun

The year 2000 problem; a widespread panic in the late 1990s over potential failures of computer systems when the year changed from 1999 to 2000.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Y2K scare
  1. The year 2000 problem; a widespread panic in the late 1990s over potential failures of computer systems when the year changed from 1999 to 2000.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
millennium bug
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APA

Y2K scare. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Y2K%20scare

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“Y2K scare.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Y2K%20scare. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Y2K scare,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Y2K%20scare.

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