Korean slang profile
티펙
tipek
Traffic-information transmission and service
A standard for transmitting traffic and travel information, and real-time traffic-information services using it.
- Expanded form
- Transport Protocol Experts GroupTransport Protocol Experts Group
- Other spellings
- TPEG
- Earliest source found
- 2008
- 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
내비게이션의 티펙 교통정보를 확인했다.
I checked the navigation system’s 티펙 traffic information.
02Documented history
- 2008The usage context and meaning of “티펙” can be found in 2008 국가정보화백서 (한국정보사회진흥원).[1]
03Origin & word formation
A shortened or abbreviated form of “Transport Protocol Experts Group”. The 『국가정보화백서』 gives Transport Protocol Experts Group, while 『2008년 신어 자료집』 gives Traffic Peg as the expanded form. Traffic-information transmission and service usage were compared in both sources, and the white paper’s spelling was used for the English expansion. Its use and explanation in these sources were checked; the actual first namer and date of coinage have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationLow
The 『국가정보화백서』 gives Transport Protocol Experts Group, while 『2008년 신어 자료집』 gives Traffic Peg as the expanded form. Traffic-information transmission and service usage were compared in both sources, and the white paper’s spelling was used for the English expansion.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2008 국가정보화백서 (한국정보사회진흥원)Published 2008Original source checked Nov 14, 2026
- 2008년 신어 자료집 (국립국어원)Published 2009Original source checked Nov 14, 2026