Korean slang profile
DMB
dmb
Mobile multimedia broadcasting
An abbreviation for digital multimedia broadcasting that lets people watch video and other content while moving.
- Expanded form
- Digital Multimedia BroadcastingDigital Multimedia Broadcasting
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- 2008
- 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
옛 휴대전화에 DMB 방송을 보는 기능이 있었다.
The old mobile phone had a feature for watching DMB broadcasts.
02Documented history
- 2008The usage context and meaning of “DMB” can be found in 2008 국가정보화백서 (한국정보사회진흥원).[1]
03Origin & word formation
A shortened or abbreviated form of “Digital Multimedia Broadcasting”. The expanded form was compared with the white paper’s broadcasting-service description and English-abbreviation index. Its use and explanation in these sources were checked; the actual first namer and date of coinage have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The expanded form was compared with the white paper’s broadcasting-service description and English-abbreviation index.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2008 국가정보화백서 (한국정보사회진흥원)Published 2008Original source checked Nov 14, 2026