Korean slang profile
ODM
ODM
An abbreviation for a production model where a manufacturer supplies products it developed and designed under the ordering company’s brand.
An abbreviation for a production model where a manufacturer supplies products it developed and designed under the ordering company’s brand.
- Expanded form
- Original Design Manufacturing / Original Development ManufacturingOriginal Design Manufacturing / Original Development Manufacturing
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Feb 7, 2022
- 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
제조업체가 제품 개발과 설계까지 맡는 ODM 방식으로 협업했다.
We collaborated through ODM, with the manufacturer handling product development and design too.
02Documented history
03Origin & word formation
The Telecommunications Technology Association’s terminology dictionary gives both ‘Original Design Manufacturing’ and ‘Original Development Manufacturing’ for ODM, explaining manufacturer-designed or manufacturer-developed production. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation and usage were compared directly with the evidence. Who first coined it and when it was first used could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 최악 겪은 리오프닝株…반등폭은 '최상' (한국경제)Published Feb 7, 2022Original source checked Nov 13, 2026
- 제조업자 설계 생산 (한국정보통신기술협회 용어사전)Original source checked Nov 13, 2026