Korean slang profile
CTO
CTO
An abbreviation for a chief technology officer responsible for major technology-related decisions in a company.
An abbreviation for a chief technology officer responsible for major technology-related decisions in a company.
- Expanded form
- Chief Technology OfficerChief Technology Officer
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 29, 2023
- 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
CTO가 새 기술의 개발 방향을 소개했다.
The CTO introduced the development direction for the new technology.
02Documented history
03Origin & word formation
The Telecommunications Technology Association’s terminology dictionary gives CTO alongside ‘Chief Technology Officer’ and the Korean explanation for a chief executive responsible for technology. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation and usage were compared directly with the evidence. Who first coined it and when it was first used could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- '무결점'의 기계공학 vs '속도'의 컴공…남양연구소가 술렁이는 이유 [biz-플러스] (서울경제)Published Dec 29, 2023Original source checked Nov 13, 2026
- 기술 담당 최고 책임자 (한국정보통신기술협회 용어사전)Original source checked Nov 13, 2026