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ELINT

or el·int

[ el-int, ih-lint ]

noun

  1. the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ELINT1

1965–70; el(ectronic) int(elligence)
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Example Sentences

On one, he had scrawled the letters ELINT, short for “electronic intelligence” or eavesdropping on targets.

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