Phrase guide

PC communication

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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noun

Meaning 1

Nationwide computer networks that preceded the World Wide Web/Internet, with telnet-based dial-up connections and bulletin board messaging systems.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: South-Korea, countable, uncountable

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History

Etymology

Calque of Korean PC통신 (PCtongsin).

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Japanese: パソコン通信 (pasokon tsūshin) — pre-Internet networks
  • Korean: PC통신 (PCtongsin) — pre-Internet networks
  • Korean: 피씨통신 (pissitongsin) — pre-Internet networks