Korean slang profile
컴도사
keomdosa
Computer expert
A metaphor for someone with extensive specialist knowledge of computers.
- Expanded form
- computer + 도사computer + 도사 (computer + 도사, master)
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- Dec 31, 2000
- 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
친구들은 컴퓨터에 밝은 그를 컴도사라고 불렀다.
Friends called the computer-savvy person 컴도사.
02Documented history
- 2000The 국립국어연구원’s 『2000년 신어』 lists the spelling and meaning of “컴도사”.[1]
03Origin & word formation
This expression was checked in the 국립국어연구원’s 『2000년 신어』. The expanded form or corresponding name given by the collection is “computer + 도사 (computer + 도사, master)”. The first coiner and actual first use have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The definition, expanded form, or paired name in the official collection of the time was checked. This relies on a single source; the original re-quoted articles, first coinage, and current range of use require separate verification.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2000년 신어, 본문 328쪽 (국립국어연구원)Published Dec 31, 2000Original source checked Nov 15, 2026