K indeed indicates 1000, but in distance, weight, capacity, etc. M also indicates 1000, in Roman Numerals for times, years, etc. So, why was Y2K used instead of Y2M??
2007-03-05 17:50:09 · 3 answers · asked by chesne 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Since the problem was a computer problem, the shorthand of computers was used. K, as you point out , is used as the abbreviation for kilo, as in kilobyte. M is the abbreviation for mega, a million, as in megabyte. Since computer nerds were more conversant in scientific prefixes than Roman numerals, the abbreviation Y2K for Year 2000 took root.
Most computer geeks would look at Y2M as Year 2,000,000, which is a bit far in the future to be worried about.
2007-03-05 17:57:34 · answer #1 · answered by Stephen S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it Y2K stands for year 2 thousand. K is the letter used to represent thousand when you are talking about money and such. And people say year 2 thousand and thats why they came up with Y2K. But you are right is MMVII
2007-03-06 02:00:18 · answer #2 · answered by raven_geisha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, it should be AMM = Anno (Year) MM.
Y2K looks better, I have to admint.
But classical education (the AMM) is something you can't find among techinicans.
2007-03-06 06:16:43 · answer #3 · answered by BataV 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋