Korean slang profile
WCDMA
wcdma
Third-generation mobile technology
An abbreviation for a third-generation mobile-communications technology used for video calling, data communications, and similar functions.
- Expanded form
- Wideband Code Division Multiple AccessWideband Code Division Multiple Access
- Other spellings
- 더블유시디엠에이
- Earliest source found
- May 11, 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
예전 휴대전화의 통신 방식 설명에서 WCDMA를 봤다.
I saw WCDMA in the explanation of an old phone’s communications technology.
02Documented history
- 2006-05-11This source introduced “WCDMA” and explained its meaning.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A 2006 Electronic Times article introduces WCDMA-based video calling and data services. The English expansion was checked in the main text of the 2008 『국가정보화백서』. The abbreviation’s first user has not been identified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The mobile-communications abbreviation used at the time is covered. This does not explain the scope or availability of current communications services.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [WCDMA] 똑똑한 유혹이 시작된다 (전자신문)Published May 11, 2006Original source checked Nov 14, 2026
- 2008국가정보화백서 (한국정보사회진흥원)Published 2008Original source checked Nov 14, 2026