Korean slang profile
NPT
npt
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
A Roman-letter abbreviation for 핵확산금지조약 (Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty) used in the article of the time.
- Expanded form
- 핵확산금지조약핵확산금지조약 (Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty)
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- Dec 1, 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
당대 외교기사는 핵확산금지조약을 NPT로 적었다.
The diplomatic article of the time wrote 핵확산금지조약 as NPT.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
The body of a 1998 서울신문 article pairs the Korean name “핵확산금지조약” with “NPT”. 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.
- IAEA와 북한/張淸洙 논설위원(外言內言) (서울신문)Published Dec 1, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026