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by tester34 1702 days ago
hmm, it's the same as e.g "Y2K problem"

>The Year 2000 problem, also known as the Y2K problem, Millennium bug, Y2K bug, Y2K glitch or Y2K error,

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2000_problem

https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/39370/what-does-k-me...

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At least k stands for kilo, well known prefix for 1000 in sane systems. m or M also works for both million and mega. Albeit not perfect. After that everything breaks down...

We really should use more of SI units like Mg and Gg... Even Tg...