Korean slang profile
ESD
ESD
An abbreviation for services or networks distributing software such as games electronically.
An abbreviation for services or networks distributing software such as games electronically.
- Expanded form
- 전자 소프트웨어 유통망전자 소프트웨어 유통망 (electronic software distribution network)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Apr 28, 2021
- 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
ESD를 통해 산 게임을 내 계정에서 확인했어.
I checked the game I bought through ESD in my account.
02Documented history
- April 2021전자신문 described Steam as an electronic software distribution network, giving ESD alongside it.[1]
03Origin & word formation
전자신문 expands ESD as ‘전자 소프트웨어 유통망’ (electronic software distribution network). This source does not establish the expanded English form or who first used the abbreviation and when.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The Korean explanation and usage were checked in the source. The expanded English form and how it was first coined could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 한국 판매 예정이면서 한국법 무시하는 중국 PC게임 (전자신문)Published Apr 28, 2021Original source checked Nov 13, 2026