millennium bug

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf computer bug
gptkbp:actualImpact relatively minor due to extensive preparation
gptkbp:affectedService gptkb:personal_computer
gptkb:software
embedded systems
infrastructure systems
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Year_2000_problem
gptkb:Y2K_bug
gptkbp:category computer security
history of computing
software engineering
gptkbp:cause use of two-digit year representations
gptkbp:consequence data corruption
incorrect date calculations
system failures
malfunction of critical infrastructure
gptkbp:describes A computer bug related to the formatting and storage of calendar data for dates beginning in the year 2000.
gptkbp:estimatedCost hundreds of billions of US dollars
gptkbp:globalAttention late 1990s
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label millennium bug
gptkbp:mediaCoverage widespread
gptkbp:notableEvent January 1, 2000
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Year_2038_problem
gptkbp:revitalizationEfforts software updates
manual workarounds
system replacements
gptkbp:type gptkb:software
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Millennium
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7