Korean slang profile
SaaS
SaaS
An abbreviation for a cloud-service type that provides software as a service.
An abbreviation for a cloud-service type that provides software as a service.
- Expanded form
- 서비스형소프트웨어서비스형소프트웨어 (software as a service)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jun 10, 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
이번 도입 검토에서는 SaaS 서비스부터 살펴보자.
Let’s start by looking at SaaS offerings in this adoption review.
02Documented history
- June 2021전자신문 gave SaaS as ‘서비스형소프트웨어’ while reporting plans to develop the cloud sector.[1]
03Origin & word formation
전자신문 gives SaaS alongside ‘서비스형소프트웨어’ (software as a service) in an article on cloud policy. The article does not establish the expanded English form or who first used the abbreviation and when.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation follows the Korean wording given alongside the abbreviation in the article. 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.
- 정부 “민간 클라우드 퍼스트”…SaaS·PaaS 육성 (전자신문)Published Jun 10, 2021Original source checked Nov 13, 2026