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This FAQ and Glossary defines a number of terms used in regards to athletic shoes, Charlie, or sneakers.

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Year 2000 Problem: A problem that worried just about all software weenies but didn't affect their sneakers.

Year 2009 Problem: Something that caused all vintage television sets in the United States to become obsolete for over-the-air broadcasting. Full-power broadcasting completed the switch from the 525-line NTSC standard the Baby Boomers watched to the ATSC A/53 (DTV) standard in June 2009.

Year 2038 Problem: Something that rocket scientist software weenies have to worry about in the future: the CCSDS time standard rolls over its coarse time counter.

Young People: (under the age of 25 are so) are the traditional prime sneaker customers. Some are such fanatics that they memorize the SKU of their favorite sneakers.

Your Reebok: The Reebok custom design service; same idea as NIKEiD.

Yuppies: The group of people with enough money to buy any sneaker they want but no great interest in them. They basically need two pairs: one good enough to wear to work out in the gym, and a pair of kicks just for fun (like Chucks, Keds, K-Swiss, or Tretorn).

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Last Updated: 5 March 2017

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