scope:

This standard identiÞes terms and concepts pertinent to the resolution of the Year 2000 issue, including the rollover from the year 1999 to 2000, incorrect recognition of leap years, and values in date Þelds used for non-date purposes, and provides deÞnitions of these terms and descriptions of these concepts.

This standard does not speciÞcally address operating system anomalies such as might occur in the year 2038.

Purpose

This standard provides a common lexicon with descriptions and deÞnitions for the Year 2000 issue. These descriptions and deÞnitions may be applied in whole or in part depending on the requirement.

This standard is composed of a DeÞnitions Clause (3), a Concepts Clause (4), and two Annexes (A and B).