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 plasmid constructed so that it can propagate in two different host species **

Viral vector Viral vectors are tools commonly used by molecular biologists to deliver genetic material into cells. This process can be performed inside a living organism (''in vivo'') or in cell culture (''in vitro''). Viruses have evolved specialized molecul ...

, 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, 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 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 telekinetica ...

, 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 The '' Sonic the Hedgehog'' video game franchise began in 1991 with the game '' Sonic the Hedgehog'' for the Sega Genesis, which pitted a blue anthropomorphic hedgehog named Sonic against a rotund male human villain named Doctor Eggman (or D ...

, 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 __NOTOC__ Wipe out or wipeout may refer to: Media Music * "Wipe Out" (instrumental), a 1963 hit surf-rock song by The Surfaris ** ''Wipe Out'' (album), the 1963 album containing the song Television * ''Wipeout'' (1988 game show), an American t ...

'' 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 location in the video game ''Final Fantasy VI'' *Vector Industries, an organization in the ''Xenosaga'' video game series

Games

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 differ ...

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

Music

Vector (band) Vector was an American rock band formed in Sacramento, California, in the early 1980s by Jimmy Abegg, Steve Griffith and Charlie Peacock. The band had several drummers over the years, including Aaron Smith and Bruce Spencer, both of whom al ...

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

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'', a 1999 ''Star Wars'' novel written by R. A. Salvatore *''

Vector 13 ''Vector 13'' is a comic strip published in the British magazine '' 2000 AD''. It featured the eponymous agency set up to investigate anomalous phenomena and conspiracy theories. It was influenced by American TV drama ''The X-Files'' (which was at t ...

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