千年虫 (qiān nián chóng) — Y2K bug, the millennium bug (a computer problem related to the year 2000 date transition)
Definition
Literal meaning: 'millennium worm' — Chinese name for the Y2K bug, the computer problem caused by programs storing years as two digits before the year 2000.
noun
Y2K bugthe millennium bug (a computer problem related to the year 2000 date transition)
Examples
- 千年虫。Hěn duō rén dān xīn qiān nián chóng huì dǎo zhì diàn nǎo xì tǒng chū wèn tí.Many people worried that the Y2K bug would cause computer systems to have problems.
- 千年虫，。Suī rán qiān nián chóng de wèn tí zuì zhōng méi yǒu zào chéng dà zāi nàn, dàn zhǔn bèi gōng zuò fēi cháng zhòng yào.Although the Y2K bug problem ultimately didn't cause a major disaster, preparation work was very important.
- 千年虫。Zhèng fǔ tóu rù le dà liàng zī jīn lái jiě jué qiān nián chóng wèn tí.The government invested a large amount of money to solve the Y2K bug problem.
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