Korean slang profile
OBT
OBT
An abbreviation for testing a game by opening it to users ahead of release or a similar milestone.
An abbreviation for testing a game by opening it to users ahead of release or a similar milestone.
- Expanded form
- 공개테스트공개테스트 (open testing)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Apr 28, 2021
- 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
OBT 기간에 새 게임을 미리 해 봤어.
I tried the new game early during the OBT period.
02Documented history
- April 2021전자신문 gave OBT alongside public testing for an upcoming game and reported user participation.[1]
03Origin & word formation
전자신문 expands OBT as ‘공개테스트’ (open testing). This source does not establish the expanded English form or who first used the abbreviation and when.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The Korean explanation and usage were checked in the source. The expanded English form and how it was first coined could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 한국 판매 예정이면서 한국법 무시하는 중국 PC게임 (전자신문)Published Apr 28, 2021Original source checked Nov 13, 2026