Korean slang profile
ETRI
etri
Korean electronics and telecommunications institute
A Roman-letter abbreviation for 한국전자통신연구원 (Korea Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute) used in the article of the time.
- Expanded form
- 한국전자통신연구원한국전자통신연구원 (Korea Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute)
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- Apr 22, 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
이동통신 기술개발을 다룬 기사에 ETRI가 등장했다.
ETRI appeared in an article on the development of mobile communications technology.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
The body of a 1998 서울신문 article pairs the Korean name “한국전자통신연구원” with “ETRI”. 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.
- 통신혁명 제3세대 ‘IMT 2000’ 열린다 (서울신문)Published Apr 22, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026