humint

 [hyoo-mint or, often, yoo-]  

hu·mint

   [hyoo-mint or, often, yoo-]
noun
the gathering of political or military intelligence through secret agents.
Compare comint, elint, sigint.

Origin:
1975–80; hum(an) int(elligence)
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humint (ˈhjuːmɪnt)
 
—n
human intelligence: military intelligence gained from human sources with knowledge of the target area

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