Korean slang profile
UWB
uwb
Ultra-wideband wireless technology
An abbreviation for ultra-wideband wireless technology that exchanges data over short distances using a very broad frequency band.
- Expanded form
- Ultra Wide BandUltra Wide Band
- Other spellings
- 유더블유비
- Earliest source found
- Oct 2006
- 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
주변 기기를 연결하는 UWB 기술을 소개한 자료를 읽었다.
I read a source introducing UWB technology for connecting nearby devices.
02Documented history
- 2006-10This source introduced “UWB” and explained its meaning.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A terminology explanation in a 2006 paper from the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute directly gives UWB’s English expansion and describes ultra-wideband wireless transmission. The abbreviation’s first user has not been identified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The expanded form and function were checked in an official 2006 technology-trends paper. Current spectrum-authorization rules and product availability are not covered.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 무선 USB 기술 및 WiMedia 표준화 동향 — 전자통신동향분석21권5호 (한국전자통신연구원)Published Oct 2006Original source checked Nov 14, 2026