Korean slang profile
워터마크
woteomakeu
Watermark
A hidden pattern or mark in banknotes or digital images that helps identify their source or path of use.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- Nov 25, 1998
- 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
사진의 출처를 표시하려고 워터마크를 넣었다.
I added a 워터마크 to identify the photo’s source.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
An 전자신문 article dated 1998-11-25 introduced this expression and the relevant usage. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The independent spelling and definition in one article of the time were directly read. Its checked publication date is not the date of coinage or first popularity, and the extent of popular spread was not verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- <웨이브> 워터마크 (전자신문)Published Nov 25, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026