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'''Vector''' may refer to:
==Mathematics and physics==
* [[Vector (spatial)]], an entity defined by both magnitude and direction.
* An element in a [[vector space]], often represented as a [[coordinate vector]].
* A one-dimensional, directional matrix: a [[row vector]] or [[column vector]]
* An ordered list of numbers: a [[tuple]].
* [[Probability vector]], a coordinate vector with nonnegative entries summing to one.
==Computer science==
* A one-dimensional [[array]]
** [[Vector (STL)]], a data type in the C++ Standard Template Library
* [[Dope vector]], a data structure used to store information about an array
* [[Vector processor]], a computer processor which works on arrays of several numbers at once
* [[Vector graphics]], images defined by geometric primitives as opposed to bitmaps
* [[Interrupt vector]], the location in memory of an interrupt handling routine
* [[Vector (malware)]], methods that computer viruses and malware use to propagate themselves (by analogy to biological vectors)
* [[Vector-06C]], a computer developed in the USSR
==Biology==
*[[Vector (biology)]], organism that transmits diseases, infections, or foreign living material
*[[Vector control]], methods for controlling diseases by targeting their vectors
*[[Vector State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology]]
In '''molecular biology''':
*[[Vector (molecular biology)]], vehicle used to transfer foreign genetic material to a target cell
**[[Plasmid#Vectors|Plasmid vector]]
**[[Viral vector]], a virus modified to deliver foreign genetic material into a cell
**[[Cloning vector]]
**[[Expression vector]], a plasmid specifically used for protein expression in the target
==Games and fiction==
* [[List of Final Fantasy VI locations#Vector|Vector]], the capital of the Empire in the videogame ''Final Fantasy VI''
* [[List of organizations in Xenosaga#Vector Industries|Vector Industries]], the interplanetary conglomerate in the ''Xenosaga'' videogame series
* [[Vector the Crocodile]], a character from the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' videogames series
* [[Vector (Battle Angel Alita)|Vector (''Battle Angel Alita'')]], a character in the ''Battle Angel Alita'' manga series and OVA
* [[Vector Prime]]
* [[Vector Sigma]], the computer in the Transformers universe
* [[Minor_Hogwarts_teachers#Professor_Vector|Septima Vector]], the Hogwart's Arithmancy teacher in the ''Harry Potter'' universe
* A type of telekinetic force possessed by [[diclonius]] in the anime and manga series [[Elfen Lied]]
* [[Vectorman]], a game for Sega Genesis platform
==Company names==
* [[Vector Limited]], a New Zealand gas and electricity supplier
* [[Vector Marketing]], the marketing arm of Alcas Corporation, the firm that sells Cutco knives
* [[Vector Motors]], an automobile manufacturer
** [[Vector W2]], a concept car
==Other uses==
* A vector is the secondary element in a verb-verb compound or [[compound verb]]
* [[Vector (food)]], a cereal manufactured by Kellogg's
* [[Vector (novel)|''Vector'' (novel)]], a 1999 novel by Robin Cook
* [[Vector (Henry Sutton novel)|''Vector'' (Henry Sutton novel)]], a 1970 novel by Henry Sutton
* [[Vector (band)]], a 1980s New Wave rock band
* ''[[Vector (journal)|Vector]]'' is the critical journal of the British Science Fiction Association
* Vector, a song from [[Command and Conquer: Red Alert]], composed by Frank Klepacki
* [[Vectors Journal of Culture and Technology in a Dynamic Vernacular]], an international online journal produced by [[USC]]'s Institute for Multimedia Literacy.
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