COMINT

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A form of communications intelligence — A subcategory of signals intelligence that engages in dealing with messages or voice information derived from the interception of foreign communications.

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Meanings

nounCOMINT (uncountable)

alternative comint

  1. abbreviationuncountableespionageAbbreviation of communications intelligence.

Synonyms & antonyms

nountechnical and intelligence information derived from foreign communications by other than the intended recipients

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communications intelligence
Broader
signals intelligenceSIGINT
Also see
communications intelligence

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Blend of communications + intelligence. Compare HUMINT etc.

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APA

COMINT. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/COMINT

MLA

“COMINT.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/COMINT. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “COMINT,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/COMINT.

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