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I looked for the meaning of アフレコ in
[Jisho.org](https://jisho.org/search/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%95%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B3) and
after the meaning (dubbing) it says "Abbreviation, Wasei, word made in Japan".
So since the word apparently it doesnt come from a foreign language, and since
the dubbing process is a little over 100 years old, where does the word アフレコ
come from?
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Where does アフレコ come from?
アフレコ is an abbreviation of "after recording" (source: 三省堂 スーパー大辞林).

"wasei" literally means "Japanese-made". It's a term used to describe words
that were made in Japan, despite being made out of foreign words. For example,
"wasei eigo" means "Japanese-made English". ~~Another famous example of wasei
eigo is "salaryman", which despite seeming like an English word, is only used
in Japan.~~ (Apparently not quite! See Eiríkr's comment.)
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