ELINT

or 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.
2. SIGINT.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ELINT¹

1965–70; el(ectronic) int(elligence)

Example Sentences

On one, he had scrawled the letters ELINT, short for “electronic intelligence” or eavesdropping on targets.

From The Guardian