SIGINT

or sig·int

[ sig-int ]

noun

the gathering of military or other intelligence by interception of electronic signals and consisting of COMINT and ELINT.

Origin of SIGINT

¹

1965–70; sig(nal)int(elligence)

Compare COMINT, ELINT, HUMINT.

Words Nearby SIGINT

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How to use SIGINT in a sentence

Arriving in the newsroom he or she ‘hits the ground running’ poring over the recent SIGINT products.
A New Trove of NSA Documents Reveal What Spies Read for Fun | Eli Lake | March 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST

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