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FICINT

FICINT noun: the use of fiction writing as a way to predict plausible future scenarios that may assist military intelligence.

Noun

FICINT (uncountable)

  1. The use of fiction writing as a way to predict plausible future scenarios that may assist military intelligence.

Origin of FICINT

Coined by author and futurist August Cole, from fictional intelligence, modelled on similar terms in espionage such as SIGINT.

Questions about FICINT

What does FICINT mean?
FICINT means the use of fiction writing as a way to predict plausible future scenarios that may assist military intelligence.
What part of speech is FICINT?
FICINT is a noun.

Words near FICINT in the dictionary

  1. fichée
  2. ficid
  3. ficids
  4. ficiform
  5. ficin
  6. FICINT
  7. Fick
  8. Fick principle
  9. Ficke
  10. Fickel
  11. Fickell

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