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Vector most often refers to: * Euclidean vector, a quantity with a magnitude and a direction * Vector (epidemiology), an agent that carries and transmits an infectious pathogen into another living organism Vector may also refer to:


Mathematics and physics

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


Molecular biology

* Vector (molecular biology), a DNA molecule used as a vehicle to artificially carry foreign genetic material into another cell **
Cloning vector A cloning vector is a small piece of DNA that can be stably maintained in an organism, and into which a foreign DNA fragment can be inserted for cloning purposes. The cloning vector may be DNA taken from a virus, the cell of a higher organism, or ...
, a small piece of DNA into which a foreign DNA fragment can be inserted for cloning purposes **
Shuttle vector A shuttle vector is a vector (usually a plasmid) constructed so that it can propagate in two different host species. Therefore, DNA inserted into a shuttle vector can be tested or manipulated in two different cell types. The main advantage of these ...
, 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


Computer science

*Vector, a one-dimensional
array data structure In computer science, an array is a data structure consisting of a collection of ''elements'' (values or variables), each identified by at least one ''array index'' or ''key''. An array is stored such that the position of each element can be co ...
** Distance-vector routing protocol, a class of routing protocols ** Dope vector, a data structure used to store information about an array **
Feature vector In machine learning and pattern recognition, a feature is an individual measurable property or characteristic of a phenomenon. Choosing informative, discriminating and independent features is a crucial element of effective algorithms in pattern r ...
, 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 clock A vector clock is a data structure used for determining the partial ordering of events in a distributed system and detecting causality violations. Just as in Lamport timestamps, inter-process messages contain the state of the sending process's ...
, an algorithm **
Vector space model Vector space model or term vector model is an algebraic model for representing text documents (and any objects, in general) as vectors of identifiers (such as index terms). It is used in information filtering, information retrieval, indexing and r ...
, an algebraic model for representing text documents **
Vector (C++) Vector most often refers to: *Euclidean vector, a quantity with a magnitude and a direction *Vector (epidemiology), an agent that carries and transmits an infectious pathogen into another living organism Vector may also refer to: Mathematic ...
, a type in the C++ Standard Template Library * 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


Transportation


Vehicles


Aircraft

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Aerodyne Systems Vector The Aerodyne Systems Vector is a family of American ultralight aircraft that was designed by Berndt Petterson, Mike McCarron and Paul Yarnell and produced by Aerodyne Systems, introduced in 1982. The aircraft was supplied as a kit for amateu ...
, an ultralight aircraft * Hall Vector 1, a glider


Nautical vessels

*, a Philippine tanker ship *, a 1967 hydrographic survey vessel in the Canadian Coast Guard


Automotive vehicles

* Pinzgauer High-Mobility All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) (Vector), a military patrol vehicle * VECTOR, a Dutch light utility vehicle *Vector, a variant of the
Saab 9-3 The Saab 9-3 (pronounced ''nine-three'') is a compact executive car initially developed and manufactured by the Sweden, Swedish Car manufacturer, automaker Saab Automobile, Saab. The first generation 9-3 (1998-2003) is based on the GM2900 pla ...
automobile * Vector Motors sports cars ** Vector M12 ** Vector W2 **
Vector W8 The Vector W8 is a sports car produced by American automobile manufacturer Vector Aeromotive Corporation from 1989 to 1993. It was designed by company founder and chief designer Gerald Wiegert while receiving refinements by Vector's head of engi ...
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Vector WX-3 The Avtech WX-3 is a prototype sports car engineered, developed and manufactured by Vector Motors of Wilmington, California in 1992. Conceived by Vector Motors founder and chief designer Gerald Wiegert as a successor to the W8.Vector SRV8 Vector Motors Corporation is an American automobile manufacturer originally based in Wilmington, California. Its history can be traced to Vehicle Design Force, which was founded in 1978 by Gerald Wiegert."Vector Aeromotive Corporation - Corporate ...


Other transportation

* Thrust vectoring, directing aircraft jet thrust


Entertainment


Characters and fictional elements

* Vector (''Battle Angel Alita'') *
Vector (comics) The U-Foes is a supervillain team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They are usually depicted as enemies of the Hulk. The group consists of four members: Vector, the group's leader, who can repel matter telekinetically ...
, Marvel Comics *
Vector (G.I. Joe) Cobra is the fictional nemesis of the G.I. Joe Team in the Hasbro toylines and related media. This is an alphabetical listing of Cobra members with unique identities as well as the members of its factions. Alexander McCullen Alexander McCullen ...
, vehicle * Vector the Crocodile, in the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series *Septima Vector, a Hogwarts professor in the ''Harry Potter'' universe *Vector, a Barian Emperor from '' Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal'' *Vector class in '' Wipeout'' games *Victor "Vector" Perkins in '' Despicable Me (film)'', 2010 *Vector, in the game '' Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City'' *Vector, a weapon in the series ''
Elfen Lied is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Lynn Okamoto. It was originally serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Young Jump'' from June 2002 to August 2005, with the 107 chapters collected into twelve ''tankōbon'' volumes. ''Elfen L ...
'' *Vector, a location in the video game ''Final Fantasy VI'' *Vector Industries, an organization in the ''Xenosaga'' video game series


Games

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Vector (game) Vector is a board game published in 1970 by FX Schmid and Plan B. It is an abstract strategy game consisting of a board and one single movable piece. Players use cards to send the game piece in different directions to land on squares of diffe ...
, 1970 board game * ''Vector'' (video game), 2010 *'' Vectorman'', 1995, for Sega


Music

* Vector (band), 1980s * ''Vector'' (Haken album), 2018 *
Vector (rapper) Olanrewaju Ogunmefun, better known by his stage name Vector, is a Nigerian rapper and songwriter. He has released three studio albums, including '' State Of Surprise'' and ''The Second Coming'' (2012). In anticipation of his second studio album ...
(b. 1983), Nigerian *Martin Wheeler, aka
Vector Lovers Vector Lovers is the moniker used by British electronic music producer Martin Wheeler. Wheeler, as described by Soma Records (his current label) is a "computer nerd" and "80s-obsessed knob-twiddler" and creates music which falls into the inte ...


Other entertainment

* Vector, an entertainment robot by the company Anki


Literature

* ''Vector'' (magazine), the critical journal of the British Science Fiction Association * Vectors: Journal of Culture and Technology in a Dynamic Vernacular, an online journal * ''The Vector'' (newspaper), a student-run newspaper of the New Jersey Institute of Technology * ''Vector'' (novel), a 1999 novel by Robin Cook *''
Vector Prime ''Star Wars: The New Jedi Order'' (or ''New Jedi Order'' or ''NJO'') is a series of 19 science fiction novels, published from 1999 to 2003, set in the ''Star Wars'' Expanded Universe. The series revolves around the Yuuzhan Vong invasion of ...
'', a 1999 ''Star Wars'' novel written by R. A. Salvatore *'' Vector 13'', a comic strip in the ''2000 AD'' anthology


Business

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Vector Informatik Vector Informatik develops software tools and components for networking of electronic systems based on the serial bus systems CAN, LIN, FlexRay, MOST, Ethernet, AFDX, ARINC 429,
, a software tool and components provider for development of embedded electronics *
Vector Engineering Ausenco Limited is a multinational engineering, procurement, construction management, and operations service provider to the energy and resources sectors. Its head office is in Brisbane, Australia. The company name is an amalgamation of "Austra ...
, multinational engineering, procurement, construction management, and operations service provider *
Vector Graphic Vector graphics is a form of computer graphics in which visual images are created directly from geometric shapes defined on a Cartesian plane, such as points, lines, curves and polygons. The associated mechanisms may include vector display a ...
, an early manufacturer of 8-bit microcomputers * Vector Group, a publicly traded holding company, focusing on tobacco and real estate *
Vector Limited Vector Limited is an electricity and gas distribution company in Auckland, New Zealand. It is the national number one provider of electricity distribution, number one provider of electricity and gas metering and number two wholesaler of LPG. ...
, a New Zealand gas and electricity supplier *
Vector Marketing Vector Marketing is a direct selling subsidiary company and the domestic sales arm of Cutco Corporation, an Olean, New York-based cutlery manufacturer. The company was founded in 1981 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The company sells via indiv ...
, a multi-level knife marketing company * Vector Motors, an automobile manufacturer *
Vector Launch Vector Launch, Inc. (formerly Vector Space Systems) is an American space technology company which aims to launch suborbital and orbital payloads. Vector Launch declared bankruptcy in December 2019 and re-emerged in October 2020. History The c ...
, an American space technology company, 2016–2019 * State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology VECTOR, a biological research center in Russia


Other uses

* Interval vector in musical set theory * KRISS Vector, a .45 ACP submachine gun * Light verb, or ''vector verb'', in grammar *
Parker Vector The Parker Pen Company is a French manufacturer of luxury writing pens, founded in 1888 by George Safford Parker in Janesville, Wisconsin, United States. In 2011 the Parker factory at Newhaven, East Sussex, England, was closed, and its producti ...
, pens *
Vector Arena Spark Arena (also known as Auckland City Arena, and formerly as Vector Arena) is a multipurpose arena in Auckland, New Zealand. The venue is located at Quay Park, Parnell, very close to Britomart Transport Centre and The Strand Station. The a ...
, Auckland, New Zealand * Vector Map, a collection of Earth GIS data


See also

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Vectra (disambiguation) Vectra may refer to the following: *Opel Vectra car (Chevrolet Vectra, Holden Vectra, Vauxhall Vectra) * Opel Vectra GTS V8 DTM car *HP Vectra computer series by Hewlett-Packard * Vectra AI, a private company specializing in artificial intelligence ...
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Vectorization (disambiguation) Vectorization may refer to: Computing * Array programming, a style of computer programming where operations are applied to whole arrays instead of individual elements * Automatic vectorization, a compiler optimization that transforms loops to vect ...
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Vector graphics (disambiguation) Vector graphics are a form of computer graphics. Vector graphic may also refer to: *Vector Graphic, a computer company *Vektor Grafix, UK based computer game development company See also * Raster graphics * Vector (disambiguation) * Vectorizat ...
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Vektor (disambiguation) Vektor may refer to: Firearms *SR-1 Vektor, a Russian semi-automatic pistol *Vektor, the small arms brand name of Denel Land Systems (DLS), a South African manufacturer of arms and military technology **Vektor CP1, a semi-automatic pistol **Vektor ...
* * {{disambiguation