Korean slang profile
QR코드
QR kodeu
A two-dimensional code storing information in a square pattern read by a camera or similar device; its abbreviation comes from an English name meaning quick response.
A two-dimensional code storing information in a square pattern read by a camera or similar device; its abbreviation comes from an English name meaning quick response.
- Expanded form
- Quick Response CodeQuick Response Code
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Aug 31, 2020
- 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
안내문의 QR코드를 찍어서 행사 정보를 확인했어.
I scanned the QR code on the notice to check the event information.
02Documented history
- August 2020중앙일보 explained the English name of QR codes and described a two-dimensional code storing data in a square pattern for scanning.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A 2020 중앙일보 article explains it as short for ‘Quick Response Code’ and describes it as a code developed by Denso Wave in 1994.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The expanded form and meaning were checked in one article. Direct evidence of its first use could not be found.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [트랜D]요즘 어디가나 꼭 찍어야 하는 QR코드, 그 비밀은? (중앙일보)Published Aug 31, 2020Original source checked Nov 13, 2026