millennium bug

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meaningsofmillenniumandbug

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millennium
noun[C]
uk
/mɪˈlen.i.əm/us
/mɪˈlen.i.əm/
a period of 1,000 years, or the time when a period of 1,000 ...
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bug
noun
uk
/bʌɡ/us
/bʌɡ/
a very ...
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(Definition ofmillenniumandbugfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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For some computer experts, it is an alternative way to refer to the "millenniumbug".
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Of course, this does not encourage people to tackle themillenniumbug, quite the reverse, unfortunately.
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We have trained 11,000 people to help companies deal with themillenniumbug, and we are training a further 10,000.
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A few weeks later, the former employer engages the consultant to undertake amillenniumbughealth check on all the computer company's systems.
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However, everyone believes in themillenniumbugnow.
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What is being done to ensure that the third world does not suffer because of themillenniumbug?
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Many people think that themillenniumbugaffects only their personal computers, but nothing could be further from the truth.
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There should be a one-stop shop to tackle themillenniumbug.
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Should we not conduct a similar exercise, because there is concern among the general population about defence equipment and themillenniumbug?
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We are having to put money into dealing with themillenniumbug.
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I do not know where, in all that immense programme of technical aid and assistance, themillenniumbugand the problems of digitalisation fit in.
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Virtually every piece of equipment that it operates has some device in it which is susceptible to themillenniumbug.
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If so, one should be a little concerned, given all the problems associated with themillenniumbug.
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This situation is rather like themillenniumbugexcept that we could by amendment change the dates we are discussing.
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Alongside potentialmillenniumbugproblems, there is the possibility of public disorder and other general difficulties.
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I have duff information which is the result of human error and nothing to do with themillenniumbug.
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What assessment she has made of the effect of themillenniumbuginternationally over the millennium date change.
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The modern reliance on new technology and interconnectedness brings with it vulnerabilities, as themillenniumbugproblems, for example, demonstrated.
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The next item on the agenda is the possibility of suspending the minimum wage—in fact, cutting wages—for workers on the basis of themillenniumbug.
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At least £100 million, probably more, will have to be spent on themillenniumbug, and £80 million will have to be spent on landfill tax.
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