Y10K bug

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Year 10,000 problem

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Rhymes: -ʌɡ

Proper noun edit

(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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