# Basic Vocabulary The minimum civic vocabulary begins with the [[wiki/Counterterrorism-Cybersecurity Convergence|counterterrorism–cybersecurity convergence]]. In the operational infrastructure of the twenty-first century, counterterrorism and [[wiki/Cybersecurity|cybersecurity]] are practically synonymous: identity, communications, finance, logistics, collection, target research, critical infrastructure, sensors, and command systems all live on a digital substrate. The institutional vocabulary begins with [[wiki/Terrorism|Terrorism]], [[wiki/Counterterrorism|Counterterrorism]], [[wiki/Intelligence|Intelligence]], [[wiki/Intelligence Community|Intelligence Community]], [[wiki/National Counterterrorism Center|NCTC]], [[wiki/Threat Assessment|Threat Assessment]], [[wiki/Watchlisting|Watchlisting]], [[wiki/Fusion Center|Fusion Center]], and [[wiki/Weapon of Mass Destruction|WMD]]. The collection disciplines are [[wiki/HUMINT|HUMINT]], [[wiki/SIGINT|SIGINT]], [[wiki/OSINT|OSINT]], [[wiki/GEOINT|GEOINT]], [[wiki/MASINT|MASINT]], [[wiki/Financial Intelligence|Financial Intelligence]], [[wiki/All-Source Intelligence|All-Source Intelligence]], and [[wiki/Counterintelligence|Counterintelligence]]. Their names identify how observations are obtained or integrated; none guarantees truth. Reliability, provenance, corroboration, authority, and context determine what the observation can support. The analytic vocabulary is [[wiki/Identity Resolution|Identity Resolution]], [[wiki/Link Analysis|Link Analysis]], [[wiki/Social Network Analysis|Social Network Analysis]], [[wiki/State Estimation|State Estimation]], [[wiki/Prediction versus Determination|Prediction versus Determination]], and [[wiki/Uncertainty Quantification|Uncertainty Quantification]]. These terms explain why an intelligence lead can be operationally important without yet being evidence sufficient for adjudication. ## Relationships [[wiki/Counterterrorism Collection - Start Here|Start Here]] · [[wiki/Counterterrorism Collection - Counterterrorism and Cybersecurity|Counterterrorism and Cybersecurity]] · [[wiki/Counterterrorism Collection - Threat Networks|Threat Networks]] · [[wiki/Counterterrorism Collection - Privacy and Civil Liberties|Privacy and Civil Liberties]]