Korean slang profile
LBS
lbs
Location-based services
An abbreviation for services based on the location of people, devices, or other things.
- Expanded form
- Location Based ServiceLocation Based Service
- 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
관광 안내 앱은 가까운 장소를 보여 주는 LBS 기능을 갖췄다.
The tourism app had an LBS feature showing nearby places.
02Documented history
- 2008The usage context and meaning of “LBS” can be found in 2008 국가정보화백서 (한국정보사회진흥원).[1]
03Origin & word formation
A shortened or abbreviated form of “Location Based Service”. The 2008 white paper was compared for the paired location-based-service label, positioning and emergency-service examples, and the English expanded form. 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 2008 white paper was compared for the paired location-based-service label, positioning and emergency-service examples, and the English expanded form.
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