Korean slang profile
PWL
pwl
Priority intellectual-property watch list
An abbreviation referring, in the checked U.S. trade news of the time, to a list of countries under priority monitoring for intellectual property.
- Expanded form
- 지적 재산권 우선 감시 대상국 명단지적 재산권 우선 감시 대상국 명단 (list of priority intellectual-property watch countries)
- Other spellings
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- 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
당시 보도는 PWL에 포함된 국가를 다뤘다.
The report of the time covered countries included in PWL.
02Documented history
- 2000The 국립국어연구원’s 『2000년 신어』 lists the spelling and meaning of “PWL”.[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 “지적 재산권 우선 감시 대상국 명단 (list of priority intellectual-property watch countries)”. 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 299쪽 (국립국어연구원)Published Dec 31, 2000Original source checked Nov 15, 2026