Vector

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Vector most often refers to:

Euclidean vector, a quantity with a magnitude and a direction
Disease vector, 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

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

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 clock, an algorithm
- Vector space model, an algebraic model for representing text documents
- Vector (C++), 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
Vector (robot), a 2018 robot by Anki

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 automobile
Vector Motors sports cars

Vector (magazine), the critical journal of the British Science Fiction Association
Vectors (journal), a defunct online journal covering digital humanities
The Vector (newspaper), a student-run newspaper of the New Jersey Institute of Technology
Vector (novel), a 1999 novel by Robin Cook

Vector Informatik, a software tool and components provider for development of embedded electronics
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 Limited, a New Zealand gas and electricity supplier
Vector Marketing, a multi-level knife marketing company
Vector Motors, an automobile manufacturer
Vector Launch, an American space technology company, 2016–2019
State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology VECTOR, a biological research center in Russia