The year 2038 problem (also known as Y2038, [1] Y2K38, Y2K38 superbug or the Epochalypse[2][3]) is a time computing problem that leaves some computer systems unable to represent times after 03:14:07 UTC on 19 January 2038.

The term year 2000 problem, also commonly known as the year 2000 bug, Y2K problem, Y2K scare, millennium bug, Y2K bug, Y2K glitch, or Y2K error or simply Y2K, refers to potential computer errors related to the formatting and storage of …

2000年问题 （英語： Year 2000 Problem，簡稱： Y2K[1]）， 中國大陸 及 香港 常称 千年虫问题[2][3]， 台湾 則称 千禧虫危機[4]，是一个 计算机程序 在日期表达上的设计缺陷，该缺陷会导致 计算机 错误识别 2000年 及之后的年份，从而导致其日期识别紊乱，使得 计算机 ...

2019年12月30日 · The term Y2K had become shorthand for a problem stemming from the clash of the upcoming Year 2000 and the two-digit year format utilized by early coders to minimize use of computer memory, then...

千年虫，又叫做“计算机2000年问题”“电脑千禧年千年虫问题”或“千年危机”。 缩写为“ Y2K ”。 是指在某些使用了计算机 程序 的 智能系统 （包括 计算机系统 、自动控制芯片等）中，由于其中的年份只使用两位 十进制数 来表示，因此当系统进行（或涉及到）跨世纪的日期处理运算时（如多个日期之间的计算或比较等），就会出现错误的结果，进而引发各种各样的系统 功能紊乱 甚至崩溃。 因此从根本上说千年虫是一种程序处理日期上的 bug （计算机程序故障），而非 病毒。 [1]

2014年12月31日 · Back in 1998, the phrase “Y2K” (that’s for “year two thousand,” for those of you who have repressed the memory) first appeared in TIME in a story that explained the problem thusly ...

2000年1月3日 · To the disappointment of survivalists, millenialists, and journalists everywhere, the much-hyped Y2K bug failed to bring about the end of civilization.

Time Bomb Y2K is a 2023 American documentary film, directed by Marley McDonald and Brian Becker. An all-archival film, it explores the Year 2000 problem, and the mass hysteria surrounding it. It had its world premiere at True/False Film Festival on March 3, 2023, and was released on December 30, 2023, by HBO.

2011年5月20日 · TIME takes a look at other movements that have scared people into believing their days were numbered. It was the day that was supposed to finally prove what Luddites and other tech haters had...

2025年1月10日 · However, as the millennium approached, the mood shifted toward gloomy views, culminating in predictions that the world might end because of a computer error, the Y2K bug. The Y2K bug was caused by computer programmers who, in the 70s, used a simplified 6-digit technique for encoding time.