Korean slang profile
VOD
vod
Video selected for viewing on demand
An abbreviation for an on-demand video service that lets users select and play videos when they want.
- Expanded form
- Video on DemandVideo on Demand
- Other spellings
- VoD, 브이오디
- Earliest source found
- Apr 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
지난 방송은 VOD로 다시 봤다.
I watched the previous broadcast again through VOD.
02Documented history
- 2006-04This source introduced “VOD” and explained its meaning.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A 2006 paper from the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute gives VOD’s English expansion and the context of on-demand video services. The abbreviation’s first user has not been identified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The English expanded form and service description in the official paper were directly compared. The first use has not been verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- IPTV 서비스 추진 동향 및 전망 — 전자통신동향분석21권2호 (한국전자통신연구원)Published Apr 2006Original source checked Nov 14, 2026