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TELINT

TELINT

9.9
Information you get from signals that foreign weapons or satellites send to learn how they work
  • noun
  • /ˈtɛlɪnt/
  • Jargon
translation icon : TELINT
  • Accurate TELINT is crucial for assessing foreign weapons capabilities.

Examples

  • The agency relied on TELINT to monitor missile tests conducted abroad.

  • Advancements in TELINT have improved the detection of unauthorized satellite communications.

  • The military relies heavily on TELINT for strategic planning.

  • Our analysts are trained to interpret TELINT effectively.

  • The agency relied on TELINT to monitor missile tests conducted abroad.

  • Accurate TELINT is crucial for assessing foreign weapons capabilities.

  • Advancements in TELINT have improved the detection of unauthorized satellite communications.

Synonyms

intelligence
vsTELINT
531 4.6

Secret information collected about a country or group for security

is a specific collection method that targets intercepted telemetry data
signals intelligence
vsTELINT
  • Specialized
2 3.9

Information you get by intercepting and studying electronic communications like phone calls and radio transmissions

is narrower, focusing specifically on telemetry data rather than all signals
SIGINT
vsTELINT
  • Specialized
1 7.5

Information people collect by secretly listening to phone calls or reading electronic messages like emails

is narrower, concentrating on telemetry data instead of general electronic signals
telemetry intelligence
vsTELINT
  • Jargon
8.6

Information from intercepted signals about foreign missile or space activity

is the abbreviated term for the same intelligence collection method

Surface Forms

TELINT singular
TELINTs plural

Etymology

TELINT comes from joining tele- meaning 'far', seen in words like telephone and television, and int short for 'intelligence'. So TELINT means 'intelligence from far-off measurements', such as data picked up from satellites or missiles to learn about foreign weapons.