SIGINT

or sig·int

[ sig-int ]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of SIGINT¹

1965–70; sig(nal) int(elligence)

Example Sentences

“SIGINT,” in the parlance of the intelligence community, is gleaned from phone transmissions, telexes, emails, satellites and other forms of electronic communication.

From Washington Post

While much of its work is kept under wraps, Unit 8200 collects and processes signals intelligence, or SIGINT, making it akin to the U.S.

From Washington Times

Unlike the NSA, which practices on large-scale “SIGINT”, or signals intelligence, the CIA tends to focus on targeted surveillance.

From The Guardian

He stressed that “SIGINT is wired into our military operations as never before.”

From Salon

In a dawning age of encrypted, fiber optic and mass communications, coupled with rising global Islamic terrorism, the NSA was losing a game called SIGINT, or signals intelligence.

From Washington Times