Korean slang profile
KEDO
kedo
Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization
A Roman-letter abbreviation for 한반도에너지개발기구 (Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization).
- Expanded form
- 한반도에너지개발기구한반도에너지개발기구 (Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Nov 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
당시 경수로 사업을 조사하며 KEDO라는 약칭을 알게 됐다.
I learned the abbreviation KEDO while researching the light-water reactor project of the time.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
The body of a 1998 서울신문 article pairs the Korean name “한반도에너지개발기구” with “KEDO”. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The Korean name and Roman-letter abbreviation in the contemporary article were directly compared. The full original-language form and first use were not verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- ‘탈냉전시대의 평화’ 세미나 주제발표 요약 (서울신문)Published Nov 22, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026