Korean slang profile
CTBT
ctbt
Comprehensive nuclear-test-ban treaty
A Roman-letter abbreviation for 포괄적 핵실험 금지조약 (comprehensive nuclear-test-ban treaty) used in the article of the time.
- Expanded form
- 포괄적 핵실험 금지조약포괄적 핵실험 금지조약 (comprehensive nuclear-test-ban treaty)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Sep 28, 1998
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
군축 관련 글에서 CTBT의 뜻을 확인했다.
I checked the meaning of CTBT in an article about disarmament.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
The body of a 1998 서울신문 article pairs the Korean name “포괄적 핵실험 금지조약” with “CTBT”. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The Korean name and abbreviation in the 1998 article were compared. The spelling of the time is recorded; the full original-language form, the institution’s current name, and first use were not separately verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 北,核禁의무 이행해야/張淸洙 논설위원(時論) (서울신문)Published Sep 28, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026