SIGINT

English

Alternative forms

• sigint

Etymology

Blend of signal +‎ intelligence

Noun

SIGINT (countable and uncountable, plural SIGINTs)

1. (uncountable) Information gained from intercepted signals, including traffic analysis.
2. (countable) An Earth-orbiting satellite used to intercept signals.
3. (countable, uncountable, computing) A signal sent to a process by its controlling terminal when a user wishes to interrupt the process.

See also

• COMINT
• ELINT
• HUMINT
• MASINT
• SOCMINT

Anagrams

• siting