Y10K bug

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Etymology[edit]

Abbreviation of year 10 and 000 (10k) bug. Based on the Y2K bug.

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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.
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