"Y10K bug" meaning in English

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Proper name

Rhymes: -ʌɡ Etymology: Abbreviation of year 10 and 000 (10k) bug. Based on the Y2K bug. Etymology templates: {{no deprecated lang param usage|Abbreviation of <span class='form-of-definition-link'><i class="Latn mention" lang="en">year 10</i> and <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">000 (10k) bug</i></span>.|lang=}} Abbreviation of year 10 and 000 (10k) bug., {{abbreviation of|en|year 10,000 (10k) bug}} Abbreviation of year 10 and 000 (10k) bug., {{m|en|Y2K bug}} Y2K bug Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Y10K bug
  1. (computing, often humorous) A bug like the millennium bug, that arises when a 4‐digit year system — from "0000" to "9999" — fails to display, store or calculate the year 10,000 or any later year. Wikipedia link: Year 10,000 problem Tags: humorous, often Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-Y10K_bug-en-name-LLTujSBw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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