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• Disease vector, an agent that carries and transmits an infectious pathogen into another living organism
• Euclidean vector, a quantity with a magnitude and a direction

Vector may also refer to:

Computer science

• Vector, a one-dimensional array data structure
  • Distance-vector routing protocol, a class of routing protocols
  • Dope vector, a data structure used to store information about an array
  • Feature vector, an n-dimensional vector of numerical features that represent some object
  • Interrupt vector, the location in memory of an interrupt handling routine
  • Initialization vector, a fixed-size input to a cryptographic primitive
  • Vector (C++), a type in the C++ Standard Template Library
  • Vector clock, an algorithm
  • Vector space model, an algebraic model for representing text documents
• Euclidean vector, a geometric object with a direction and magnitude
  • Vector graphics, images defined by geometric primitives as opposed to bitmaps
  • Vector monitor, a display device used for early computers
  • Vector game, any video game that uses a vector graphics display
• Vector (malware), approach used, or vulnerability exploited, in attacking a computer system
• Vector (robot), a 2018 robot by Anki
• Vector, the MediaWiki skin

Entertainment

Mathematics and physics

• Vector (mathematics and physics)
  • Row and column vectors, single row or column matrices
  • Vector field, a vector for each point
  • Vector quantity
  • Vector space

Molecular biology

• Vector (molecular biology), a DNA molecule used as a vehicle to artificially carry foreign genetic material into another cell
  • Cloning vector, a small piece of DNA into which a foreign DNA fragment can be inserted for cloning purposes
  • Shuttle vector, a plasmid constructed so that it can propagate in two different host species
  • Viral vector, a tool commonly used by molecular biologists to deliver genetic materials into cells

Transportation

Business

• State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology VECTOR, a biological research center in Russia
• Vector Engineering, multinational engineering, procurement, construction management, and operations service provider
• Vector Graphic, an early manufacturer of 8-bit microcomputers
• Vector Group, a publicly traded holding company, focusing on tobacco and real estate
• Vector Informatik, a software tool and components provider for development of embedded electronics
• Vector Launch, an American space technology company, 2016–2019
• Vector Limited, a New Zealand gas and electricity supplier
• Vector Marketing, a multi-level knife marketing company
• Vector Motors, an automobile manufacturer

Other uses

• Interval vector in musical set theory
• KRISS Vector, a .45 ACP submachine gun
• Light verb, or vector verb, in grammar
• Parker Vector, pens
• Vector 2022, a Wikipedia skin
• Vector Arena, Auckland, New Zealand
• Vector Map, a collection of Earth GIS data
• Vector, a brand of cereal sold by Kellogg's

See also

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• Vector graphics (disambiguation)
• Vectorization (disambiguation)
• Vectra (disambiguation)
• Vektor (disambiguation)
• All pages with titles containing Vector or Vectors
• All pages with titles beginning with Vector

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