An Internet Dictionary

The computer industry and the Internet are adding new words everyday to our language. Learn the meaning of these new terms in words you can understand.

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Yahoo!

A popular index of World Wide Web sites categorized in a hierarchy of subjects and topics. Visit Whatis.com, an online dictionary, for more information on Yahoo!

Year 2000

Also called Y2K. The year 2000 problem will create problems for older computer programs written with only two spaces to indicate the year. For example, 1999, was written "99." When the Year 2000 occurs, the computer will read "00." Business and computer experts believe this problem may affect many computers around the world interfering with medical treatments, billing, payroll and other programs if it is not fixed.Visit Whatis.com, an online dictionary, for more information on the Year 2000.

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