HUMINT

American  

[hyoo-mint, yoo-] / ˈhyu mɪnt, ˈyu- /

Or humint

noun

1. the gathering of political or military intelligence through secret agents.

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humint British  

/ ˈhjuːmɪnt /

noun

1. human intelligence: military intelligence gained from human sources with knowledge of the target area

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Etymology

Origin of HUMINT

1975–80; hum(an) int(elligence)

Example Sentences

The Justice Department has said in court filings that among the 100-plus classified documents taken in August, some were marked “HCS,” a category of highly classified government information that refers to “HUMINT Control Systems,” which are systems used to protect intelligence gathered from secret human sources.

From Washington Post

Among the 100-plus classified documents taken in August, some were marked “HCS,” a category of highly classified government information that refers to “HUMINT Control Systems,” which are systems used to protect intelligence gathered from secret human sources, according to a court filing.

From Washington Post

The “HCS” acronym stands for “HUMINT Control Systems” and refers to the government systems used to protect intelligence gathered from secret human sources, the affidavit says.

From Washington Post

Once you get into HUMINT, SI, FISA, and OCORN, you get into really, really classified.

From Slate

In the next decade, the DIA said it will rely on a number of tools, including the use of open-source intelligence, conducting counterintelligence against foreign spies, and using both electronic measurement and signals intelligence, or MASINT, and human intelligence gathering, or HUMINT.

From Washington Times