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