Meanings
elint1
nounelint (countable and uncountable, plural elints)
plural elints
- countableuncountableAlternative letter-case form of ELINT.
ELINT2
nounELINT (countable and uncountable, plural ELINTs)
plural ELINTs · alternative elint
- abbreviationcountableuncountableespionageAbbreviation of electronic intelligence.
(a) Intelligence.—This includes SIGINT, ELINT and their Electronic countermeasures (ECM, ECCM, ECCCM and so on).
2002, Indian Journal of Strategic Studies, volume 23, page 163
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nounintelligence derived from electromagnetic radiations from foreign sources (other than radioactive sources)
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electronics intelligence
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