intel

[ in-tel ]

noun

, Informal.

1. intelligence ( defs 5, 7 ).

intel

/ ˈɪntɛl /

noun

1. 1. military intelligence
   2. information in general

Word History and Origins

Origin of intel¹

Shortened form

Example Sentences

According to The Washington Post, which sources intel from UK publications, the event unfolded on October 13 when burglars jumped a six-foot fence to enter the grounds, making their way to a working farm on the property — Shaw Farm — where they located and made away with a black Isuzu pickup and a red quad bike.

From Salon

An even slightly less lopsided Senate would likely reject Ratcliffe out of fear that he’d politicize intelligence—as indeed he did during the brief spell, at the end of Trump’s first term, when he was director of national intelligence, the office that oversees and coordinates the 18 U.S. intel agencies.

From Slate

In fact, other intel agencies concluded that the Russians had backed Trump, not Clinton, in 2016.

From Slate

Some will certainly get it closer than others — at the time of this writing, for example, the polling firms J. L. Partners and Atlas Intel seem to have forecasted better than their peers — but, as nothing is certain in life, it is virtually impossible to be 100 percent accurate.

From Salon

The specification was created by the Green Software Foundation, whose more than 60 members include Microsoft, Intel and Google.

From BBC