ELINT
Definition
- Noun:
- Electronic intelligence: Intelligence information gathered from the interception and analysis of foreign electromagnetic radiation, excluding that from radioactive sources. It involves collecting data from sources such as radar, radio, and other electronic signals.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The military used elint to map the enemy's radar defenses.
- Specialized aircraft are often deployed for elint missions.
Advanced Usage
- As a modifier: The term is frequently used attributively to describe systems, missions, or data related to this field.
- The elint satellite provided crucial data on signal frequencies.
- He is an expert in elint analysis.
Variants and Related Words
- ELINT: An acronym and common variant spelling, often written in all capital letters.
- The report was based on raw ELINT data.
- SIGINT (Signals Intelligence): A broader category that includes elint as well as communications intelligence (COMINT).
- COMINT (Communications Intelligence): A subset of SIGINT focusing on intercepted communications.
Synonyms
- Electronic reconnaissance
- Signals intelligence (when referring to the non-communications aspect)
Notes on Meaning
- Specific Scope: Elint specifically excludes intelligence derived from the interception of spoken or textual communications (which is COMINT) and from radioactive emissions. Its primary focus is on technical/electronic emissions like radar pulses.
- Context: This term is almost exclusively used in military, governmental, and intelligence contexts.
Noun
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intelligence derived from electromagnetic radiations from foreign sources (other than radioactive sources)
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