Korean slang profile
VoIP
voip
Voice over internet protocol
An abbreviation for internet-telephone technology carrying voice over an internet network.
- Expanded form
- Voice over Internet ProtocolVoice over Internet Protocol
- Other spellings
- —
- 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
사무실 전화 시스템을 설명하는 문서에 VoIP가 나왔다.
VoIP appeared in a document explaining the office phone system.
02Documented history
- 2008The usage context and meaning of “VoIP” can be found in 2008 국가정보화백서 (한국정보사회진흥원).[1]
03Origin & word formation
A shortened or abbreviated form of “Voice over Internet Protocol”. The meaning and expanded form were compared in the 2008 white paper’s paired internet-telephone label and English-abbreviation index. 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 explanationMedium
The meaning and expanded form were compared in the 2008 white paper’s paired internet-telephone label and English-abbreviation index.
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