Vector 292688 225851419 2008-07-15T18:19:03Z 12.210.40.239 {{Wiktionarypar|vector}} {{TOCright}} '''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. {{disambig}} [[ca:Vector]] [[cs:Vektor (rozcestník)]] [[da:Vektor (flertydig)]] [[de:Vektor (Begriffsklärung)]] [[es:Vector]] [[eu:Bektore]] [[fr:Vecteur (homonymie)]] [[ko:벡터]] [[hr:Vektor (razdvojba)]] [[id:Vektor]] [[is:Vigur]] [[it:Vettore]] [[he:וקטור]] [[nl:Vector]] [[ja:ベクトル]] [[nds:Vekter (Mehrdüdig Begreep)]] [[pt:Vector (desambiguação)]] [[ro:Vector]] [[ru:Вектор]] [[sk:Vektor]] [[sl:Vektor]] [[sr:Вектор]] [[sv:Vektor]] [[th:เวกเตอร์ (แก้ความกำกวม)]]