PC bang

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PC bang
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Korean name
Hangul PC방, 피시방 or 피씨방[1]
Hanja PC房, 피시房, 피씨房
Revised
Romanization		 pisibang or pissibang
McCune-
Reischauer		 p'isibang or p'issibang

PC bang(Korean: PC방; "bang (방)" approximately means "room" in Korean) is a variation of LAN gaming center, where one can play multiplayer computer games with others. PC bangs are extremely popular among young South Koreans. It became extremely popular when Starcraft came out in 1997. Although computers and broadband penetration per capita were very high, many young people went to PC bangs to play LAN-based multiplayer games, with others.

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  1. ^ "PC방" is usual transcription in South Korea. "피시방" and "피씨방" are transcription of exclusive use of Hangul. The former corresponds to South Korean standard orthography for writing loan words (외래어 표기법), but many South Koreans wrote as the latter when using Hangul exclusively.
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