Korean slang profile
RF
rf
Contactless-card wireless identification
An abbreviation referring, in the checked material of the time, to wireless identification technology for contactless cards.
- Expanded form
- 무선 인식무선 인식 (wireless identification)
- Other spellings
- —
- 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
그 기사는 RF 기술을 이용한 카드 리더를 소개했다.
The article introduced a card reader using RF technology.
02Documented history
- 2000The 국립국어연구원’s 『2000년 신어』 lists the spelling and meaning of “RF”.[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 “무선 인식 (wireless identification)”. The first coiner and actual first use have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The contemporary use for wireless identification in contactless cards and its pairing with RF were checked. A full English expansion and RF meanings in other fields were not added.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2000년 신어, 본문 146쪽 (국립국어연구원)Published Dec 31, 2000Original source checked Nov 15, 2026