Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
SETI
Pronunciation
/sərʧ fər ˈɛkstrə tərˈɛstriəl ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns/
Category
Academic & Science
Related Field
Anthropology

Examples in Context

  1. There used to be a project called SETI, the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence.
  2. The search for extra-terrestrial intelligence ( Seti ) project, based at the University of California in Berkeley, uses land-based telescopes to scour the universe for electromagnetic waves.

Other meanings of SETI