2000
Century's first year
2000 refers to the year marking the turn of the millennium, often evoking associations with Y2K concerns, technological transition, and the symbolic shift into a new era: back in 2000, the class of 2000.
As a number, it represents two thousand of something: 2000 dollars, 2000 miles.
In gaming and sports, 2000 may indicate a score threshold or achievement level.
Calendar-rollover computer problem
- countdownBackward enumeration to zero
- midnightTwelve o'clock at night
- fireworksExplosive light displays
- champagneEffervescent celebratory wine
bug · doomsday · panic · preparedness · stockpiling · bunkers · backup · rollover
Web-based commercial enterprise
- dial-upPhone-line internet connection
- NapsterPioneering file-sharing service
- DVDOptical media format
- broadbandFast internet access
Nokia · e-commerce · Google · MP3 · AOL · Y2K · Discman · webcam
Gathering for celebration
- festivitiesCelebratory events and activities
- fireworksExplosive light displays
- countdownBackward enumeration to zero
- champagneEffervescent celebratory wine
balloons · confetti · gala · jubilee · revelry · bash · toast · midnight
Japanese monster-collecting series
- NSYNCTurn-of-millennium boy band
- MatrixNineties cyberpunk franchise
- TRLMaturity assessment scale
- EminemSlim Shady's identity
Survivor · Friends · Gladiator · millennium · turn-of-the-century
Y2K
Calendar-rollover computer problem
- countdownBackward enumeration to zero
- midnightTwelve o'clock at night
- fireworksExplosive light displays
champagne · bug · doomsday · panic · preparedness · stockpiling · bunkers · backup · rollover · glitch
dot-com
Web-based commercial enterprise
broadband · Nokia · e-commerce · Google · MP3 · AOL · Y2K · Discman · webcam · PDA
party
Gathering for celebration
- festivitiesCelebratory events and activities
- fireworksExplosive light displays
- countdownBackward enumeration to zero
champagne · balloons · confetti · gala · jubilee · revelry · bash · toast · midnight · gathering
Pokemon
Japanese monster-collecting series
Eminem · Survivor · Friends · Gladiator · millennium · turn-of-the-century
election
Organized public voting
- PutinRussian authoritarian leader
- millenniumSpan of thousand years
- ConcordeSupersonic passenger aircraft
- Alfa RomeoSpider, 159, 147, GT, Montreal
- breakdancingbreakdancing, breaking, b-boy, b-boying, toprock
- military time1000, 1100, 1200, 1300, 1400
- 90sTamagotchi, pogs, Furby, slap bracelets, Tickle Me Elmo
20001000
Ten times one hundred
prehistory · 1999 · 1900 · ancient times · antiquity
- year 2000 problemTwo-digit date glitch
- Windows 2000Late-90s enterprise OS
- Sydney 2000Australian summer games, 2000
- 2000 poundsShort ton measure