English

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Etymology

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From Initialism of Korean Filter with 94% filtration efficiency.

Noun

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KF94 (countable and uncountable, plural KF94s)

  1. (uncountable) An air particulate filtration standard originating in the Republic of Korea, South Korea, which requires filtration of 94% of air particulates.
  2. (countable) Ellipsis of KF94 filter., a filter implementing the standard
  3. (countable) Ellipsis of KF94 mask., a facemask using a filter conforming to the standard

Coordinate terms

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  • N95 (U.S. standard, similar and almost equivalent to the Korean standard)
  • KN95 (Chinese standard, similar and almost equivalent to the Korean standard)

Translations

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French

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Etymology

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From Korean English KF94, as coined in South Korea.

Noun

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KF94

  1. KF94 filtration standard

Korean

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Etymology

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From Korean English KF94, from Initialism of Korean Filter with 94% filtration efficiency.

Noun

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KF94 (KF94)

  1. KF94
    1. A filtration standard
    2. A filter implementing the standard
    3. A mask using the filter of that standard

Descendants

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  • English: KF94
  • French: KF94
  • Spanish: KF94

Spanish

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Etymology

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From Korean English KF94, as coined in South Korea.

Noun

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KF94

  1. KF94 filtration standard