Sigint
/ˈsɪɡ.ɪnt/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Abbreviation of signals intelligence. abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
"(a) Intelligence.—This includes SIGINT, ELINT and their Electronic countermeasures (ECM, ECCM, ECCCM and so on)."
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of SIGINT. alt-of, countable, uncountable
"We have had a long history of Mossadniks and others speaking out, this is a first for the sigint service to my knowledge."
- 3 intelligence information gathered from communications intelligence or electronics intelligence or telemetry intelligence wordnet
- 4 An Earth-orbiting satellite used to intercept signals. countable
- 5 A signal sent to a process by its controlling terminal when a user wishes to interrupt the process. countable, uncountable
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"(a) Intelligence.—This includes SIGINT, ELINT and their Electronic countermeasures (ECM, ECCM, ECCCM and so on)."
Etymology
Blend of signal + intelligence.