PC통신

Korean

Alternative forms
  • 피시통신 (pisitongsin), 피씨통신 (pissitongsin)

Etymology

PC + 통신 (通信, tongsin, “communication”); possibly a calque of Japanese パソコン通信 (pasokon tsūshin).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pʰiɕ͈itʰo̞ŋɕʰin]
  • Phonetic hangul: [피씨통신]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?pisitongsin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pisitongsin
McCune–Reischauer?p'issit'ongsin
Yale Romanization?phiqsi.thongsin

Noun

PC통신 • (pisitongsin) (hangeul 피시통신, hanja PC通信)

  1. (South Korea) nationwide computer networks that preceded the World Wide Web/Internet, with Telnet-based dial-up connections and bulletin board messaging systems

Descendants
  • → English: PC communication (calque); PC tongsin
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