Korean slang profile
위피
wipi
A Korean mobile-internet platform standard
A Korean platform standard for delivering wireless-internet content on mobile phones.
- Expanded form
- Wireless Internet Platform for InteroperabilityWireless Internet Platform for Interoperability
- Other spellings
- WIPI
- 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
그 시기의 휴대전화 기사에는 위피 탑재 여부가 자주 언급됐다.
Mobile-phone articles of the period often mentioned whether 위피 was installed.
02Documented history
- 2008The usage context and meaning of “위피” can be found in 2008 국가정보화백서 (한국정보사회진흥원).[1]
03Origin & word formation
A shortened or abbreviated form of “Wireless Internet Platform for Interoperability”. The 2008 『국가정보화백서』 specifies WIPI’s English expanded form and its role as a Korean wireless-internet platform standard; the Korean spelling 위피 and its usage were compared in 『2008년 신어 자료집』. 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 2008 『국가정보화백서』 specifies WIPI’s English expanded form and its role as a Korean wireless-internet platform standard; the Korean spelling 위피 and its usage were compared in 『2008년 신어 자료집』.
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