Meaning & use
Elint
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Electronic intelligence; information gathered by intercepting and analyzing electronic signals, especially from radar and other non-communication sources, for military or intelligence purposes.
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The reconnaissance aircraft collected elint on the enemy's radar frequencies.
Analysts combined elint with satellite imagery to track the convoy's movements.
A note on using this word
Elint is a blend of 'electronic' and 'intelligence,' distinct from 'sigint' (signals intelligence) and 'comint' (communications intelligence), which cover overlapping but different types of intercepted information.
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