Korean abbreviations · 77
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- USTRustrU.S. trade representative’s officeAn English abbreviation for 미국 무역 대표부, the U.S. trade representative’s office.
- 웃참utchamHolding back laughterTrying not to laugh.
- UWBuwbUltra-wideband wireless technologyAn abbreviation for ultra-wideband wireless technology that exchanges data over short distances using a very broad frequency band.
- VANvanValue-added communications networkAn abbreviation for a value-added network that leases communications lines to store, process, and refine information.
- VCVCAn abbreviation for venture capital. The source article presents it as an institution to which startups pitch for investment.An abbreviation for venture capital. The source article presents it as an institution to which startups pitch for investment.
- VDSLvdslHigh-speed telephone-line data technologyAn abbreviation for digital subscriber-line technology that sends and receives data at high speed over short stretches of telephone line.
- VFMvfmValue for moneyAn abbreviation for a concept evaluating whether benefits are commensurate with the funds invested.
- VODvodVideo selected for viewing on demandAn abbreviation for an on-demand video service that lets users select and play videos when they want.
- VoIPvoipVoice over internet protocolAn abbreviation for internet-telephone technology carrying voice over an internet network.
- VPNvpnVirtual private networkAn abbreviation for a virtual private network, encrypting data on a public network to communicate as if over a dedicated line.
- VRVRAn abbreviation for virtual reality, technology allowing computer-generated spaces or situations to be experienced as if real.An abbreviation for virtual reality, technology allowing computer-generated spaces or situations to be experienced as if real.
- W3Cw3cInternational web-standards consortiumAn abbreviation for the international consortium that develops open standards to make web technologies interoperable.
- 와알못waalmotSomeone unfamiliar with wine varieties or flavors.Someone unfamiliar with wine varieties or flavors.
- 와친남wachinnamShort for one’s wife’s friend’s husband, used in comparisons of ability or attentiveness.Short for one’s wife’s friend’s husband, used in comparisons of ability or attentiveness.
- 와이브로waibeuroWiBro mobile broadbandA communication service enabling high-speed wireless internet access while moving.
- 와인 세대wain sedaeThe source’s 45–64-year-old generationA generation label used in the collection for middle-aged and older people aged 45–64.
- 와인맘족wainmamjokWomen cultivating their own lives after childrearingA term formerly used for women in their fifties and sixties who turn their attention from the burden of childrearing to cultivating their own lives and later years.
- 완분wanbunA shortened term for feeding a baby only infant formula.A shortened term for feeding a baby only infant formula.
- 완도남wandonamShort for a man with a very aloof or haughty attitude.Short for a man with a very aloof or haughty attitude.
- 완가녀wanganyeoA woman who strongly evokes an autumnal mood.A woman who strongly evokes an autumnal mood.
- 완모wanmoA shortened term for feeding a baby only breast milk.A shortened term for feeding a baby only breast milk.
- 완냉 샷wannaeng syatA commemorative photo of the empty bowl after finishing cold noodles.A commemorative photo of the empty bowl after finishing cold noodles.
- 완냉족wannaengjokPeople seeking to experience and conquer a wide range of Pyongyang cold-noodle restaurants.People seeking to experience and conquer a wide range of Pyongyang cold-noodle restaurants.
- 완내스wannaeseuExactly my tasteAn expression meaning that something is a perfect match for your preferences.
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