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, computing) A signal sent to a process by its controlling terminal when a user wishes to interrupt the process.

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