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 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

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 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

Transportation

Vehicles

Aircraft

*Aerodyne Systems Vector, 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 automobile *Vector Motors sports cars **Vector M12 **Vector W2 **Vector W8 **Vector WX-3 **Vector SRV8

Other transportation

*Thrust vectoring, directing aircraft jet thrust

Entertainment

Characters and fictional elements

*Vector (Battle Angel Alita), Vector (''Battle Angel Alita'') *Vector (comics), Marvel Comics *Vector (G.I. Joe), vehicle *Vector the Crocodile, in the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series *Septima Vector, a Minor Hogwarts teachers#Professor Vector, Hogwarts professor in the ''Harry Potter'' universe *Vector, a Barian Emperor from ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal'' *Vector class in ''Wipeout (Psygnosis video game series), 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'' *Vector, a List of Final Fantasy VI locations#Vector, location in the video game ''Final Fantasy VI'' *Vector Industries, an List of organizations in Xenosaga#Vector Industries, organization in the ''Xenosaga'' video game series

Games

*Vector (game), 1970 board game *Vector (video game), ''Vector'' (video game), 2010 *''Vectorman'', 1995, for Sega

Music

*Vector (band), 1980s *Vector (Haken album), ''Vector'' (Haken album), 2018 *Vector (rapper) (b. 1983), Nigerian *Martin Wheeler, aka Vector Lovers

Other entertainment

*Anki (company)#Vector, Vector, an entertainment robot by the company Anki

Literature

*Vector (magazine), ''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), ''The Vector'' (newspaper), a student-run newspaper of the New Jersey Institute of Technology *Vector (novel), ''Vector'' (novel), a 1999 novel by Robin Cook *''Vector Prime'', a 1999 ''Star Wars'' novel written by R. A. Salvatore *''Vector 13'', a comic strip in the ''2000 AD'' anthology

Business

*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

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 Arena, Auckland, New Zealand *Vector Map, a collection of Earth GIS data