elint

[el-int, ih-lint]

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.
Also, El·int, ELINT
Compare comint, humint, sigint.


Origin:
1965–70; el(ectronic) int(elligence)
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ELINT
electronic intelligence
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