Vector
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Vector, a Latin word meaning "carrier", may refer in English to:
In computer science
- A one-dimensional array
- Vector (C++), a data type in the C++ Standard Template Library
- Vector clock, an algorithm for generating a partial ordering of events in a distributed system and detecting causalityCausalityCausality is the relationship between an event and a second event , where the second event is understood as a consequence of the first....
violations - Vector (malware), methods used by computer viruses and malware to propagate themselves
- Distance-vector routing protocolDistance-vector routing protocolIn computer communication theory relating to packet-switched networks, a distance-vector routing protocol is one of the two major classes of routing protocols, the other major class being the link-state protocol...
, a class of routing protocols used in packet-switched networks for computer communications - Dope vectorDope vectorIn computer programming, a dope vector is a data structure used to hold information about a data object, e.g. an array, especially its memory layout....
, a data structure used to store information about an array - Feature vectorFeature vectorIn pattern recognition and machine learning, a feature vector is an n-dimensional vector of numerical features that represent some object. Many algorithms in machine learning require a numerical representation of objects, since such representations facilitate processing andstatistical analysis...
, in pattern recognition and machine learning, an n-dimensional vector of numerical features that represent some object - Initialization vectorInitialization vectorIn cryptography, an initialization vector is a fixed-size input to a cryptographic primitive that is typically required to be random or pseudorandom...
, used in cryptography - Interrupt vectorInterrupt vectorAn interrupt vector is the memory address of an interrupt handler, or an index into an array called an interrupt vector table that contains the memory addresses of interrupt handlers...
, the location in memory of an interrupt handling routine - Vector game, refers to any video game that uses a vector graphics display
- Vector monitorVector monitorA vector monitor or vector display is a display device used for early computers. It is a type of CRT, similar to the oscilloscope, but typically uses magnetic, rather than electrostatic, deflection...
, a display device used for early computers - Vector processorVector processorA vector processor, or array processor, is a central processing unit that implements an instruction set containing instructions that operate on one-dimensional arrays of data called vectors. This is in contrast to a scalar processor, whose instructions operate on single data items...
, a computer processor which works on arrays of several numbers at once - Vector graphicsVector graphicsVector graphics is the use of geometrical primitives such as points, lines, curves, and shapes or polygon, which are all based on mathematical expressions, to represent images in computer graphics...
, images defined by geometric primitives as opposed to bitmaps- Scalable Vector GraphicsScalable Vector GraphicsScalable Vector Graphics is a family of specifications of an XML-based file format for describing two-dimensional vector graphics, both static and dynamic . The SVG specification is an open standard that has been under development by the World Wide Web Consortium since 1999.SVG images and their...
, a family of specifications of XML-based file format for describing two-dimensional vector graphics - Vector graphics editorVector graphics editorA vector graphics editor is a computer program that allows users to compose and edit vector graphics images interactively on a computer and save them in one of many popular vector graphics formats, such as EPS, PDF, WMF, SVG, or VML....
, computer program that allows users to compose and edit vector graphics - Vector Markup LanguageVector Markup LanguageVector Markup Language is a deprecated XML language used to produce vector graphics.VML was submitted as a proposed standard to the W3C in 1998 by Autodesk, Hewlett-Packard, Macromedia, Microsoft, and Visio. Around the same time other competing W3C submissions were received in the area of web...
, an XML language used to produce vector graphics - Vector Architect, a vector graphics editor designed by Owl Island Software
- Scalable Vector Graphics
- Support vector machineSupport vector machineA support vector machine is a concept in statistics and computer science for a set of related supervised learning methods that analyze data and recognize patterns, used for classification and regression analysis...
, in machine learning, a supervised learning method used for classification and regression - Vector space modelVector space modelVector space model is an algebraic model for representing text documents as vectors of identifiers, such as, for example, index terms. It is used in information filtering, information retrieval, indexing and relevancy rankings...
, an algebraic model for representing objects as vectors of identifiers - Vector-06CVector-06CVector-06C is a home computer that was designed and mass produced in USSR in the late 1980s.- History :Vector-06C was created by Soviet engineers Donat Temirazov and Alexander Sokolov from Kishinev, Moldovan SSR . On 33rd National Radio Exhibition the design was honoured with the grand...
, a computer developed in the USSR
In business
- Vector EngineeringVector EngineeringAusenco Vector, formally Vector Engineering Inc., is a company that specializes in the application of civil engineering, hydrogeology, geology, and geotechnical and geological engineering to the mining and solid waste industries.-History:...
, a company that specializes in the application of civil engineering, hydrogeology, geology, and geotechnical and geological engineering - Vector LimitedVector LimitedVector Limited is a multi-network infrastructure company in New Zealand. It is the national number one provider of electricity distribution, number one provider of gas transmission and distribution, number one provider of electricity and gas metering, number two wholesaler of LPG and number three...
, a New Zealand gas and electricity supplier - Vector MarketingVector MarketingVector Marketing is the domestic sales arm of Cutco Corporation, an Olean, New York based cutlery manufacturer.-History:Vector Marketing Corporation and Cutco Cutlery Corporation are wholly owned subsidiaries of Cutco Corporation. Formerly known as Alcas Corporation, the company was created as a...
, marketing arm of Alcas Corporation - Vector Motors, an automobile manufacturer
- Vector M12Vector M12The Vector M12 was a vehicle designed by the Vector Motors Corporation, and was the first vehicle produced after the hostile takeover of the company from Jerry Wiegert by the Indonesian company Megatech. The model was produced from 1995 to 1999, when production was halted, partly due to slow sales...
, a vehicle designed by Vector Motors based on the Lamborghini Diablo - Vector W2Vector W2The Vector W2 is a concept car created by Vector Motors in 1980. It has a twin-turbocharged 350 cid Chevrolet V8 engine that produces over 600 hp and over 600 ft·lbf of torque...
, a concept car created by Vector Motors - Vector W8Vector W8The Vector W8 was a sports car produced from 1989 to 1993. It was manufactured by Vector Aeromotive, and was designed by Gerald Wiegert and David Kostka...
, a production car produced by Vector Motors - Vector WX-3Vector WX-3The Vector WX-3 is a prototype automobile created by Vector Motors of Wilmington, California in 1992. Founder Gerald Wiegert planned for it to have a range of engines up to a 1000 hp 7.0L DOHC V8 motor, but the full series of engines was never completed...
, a prototype automobile created by Vector Motors in 1992 - Vector SRV8Vector srv8The Vector SRV8 was an American supercar designed and built by Vector Motors in 1999 to replace the Vector M12. Vector Motors, seeing the slow sales of the expensive M12, decided to design a new car that would be easier and cheaper to build and sell. The outcome was the SRV8 which was essentially a...
, a prototype automobile created by Vector Motors in 1999
- Vector M12
- Vector GraphicVector GraphicVector Graphic is an early microcomputer from the mid 1970's. It is from the pre-IBM PC era as along with the NorthStar Horizon, IMSAI, and MITS Altair.It is based on the S-100 bus using the Z80 microprocessor...
, an early manufacturer of 8-bit microcomputers - Vector GroupVector GroupVector Group Ltd. is a Miami, Florida-based, publicly traded holding company founded by its Chairman, Bennett S. LeBow. Howard Lorber serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Vector Group Ltd.. The company is headquartered in the Miami Tower in Downtown Miami.The company's holdings...
, a publicly traded holding company run by Bennett S. LeBow - Vector (company)Vector (company)VECTOR, a European supplier of solutions for the dynamically growing telecommunications industry, offers advanced systems used in landline and mobile networks...
, a telecommunications company based in Poland - Vector InformatikVector InformatikVector Informatik develops software tools and components for networking of electronic systems based on the serial bus systems CAN, LIN, FlexRay, MOST, Ethernet and SAE J1708 as well as on CAN-based protocols such as SAE J1939, SAE J1587, ISO 11783, NMEA 2000, ARINC 825, CANaerospace, CANopen and...
, a software tool and components provider for development of embedded electronics
In entertainment
- Vector (band)Vector (band)Vector is a new wave 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 also played drums for The 77s....
, a 1980s New Wave rock band - Vector (game)Vector (game)Note: This article is about a board game. For computer games, see 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...
, a 1970 board game - Vector (journal)Vector (journal)Vector is the critical magazine of the British Science Fiction Association . It is free to members of the BSFA and can be purchased at genre conventions and BSFA events. The first issue was published in 1958 under the founding editorship of E. C...
, the critical journal of the British Science Fiction Association - Vector (novel)Vector (novel)Vector is the 1999 suspense thriller book written by Robin Cook.-Plot summary:New York City cab driver Yuri Davydov is a disgruntled Russian émigré poised to lash out at the adoptive nation he believes has denied him the American Dream...
, a 1999 novel by Robin Cook - Vector 13Vector 13Vector 13 is a 2000 AD comic strip which featured the eponymous agency setup to investigate anomalous phenomena and conspiracy theories. It was influenced by The X-Files and other events like the 1995 release of the alien autopsy film...
, a comic strip in the 2000 AD anthology - Vector LoversVector LoversVector Lovers is the moniker used by British electronic music producer Martin Wheeler. Wheeler, as described by Soma Records is a "computer nerd" and "80s-obsessed knob-twiddler" and creates music which falls into the intelligent dance music and electro genres...
, moniker used by British electronic music producer Martin Wheeler - Vector PrimeVector PrimeVector Prime is a science fiction novel by American writer R. A. Salvatore and published in 1999. It is the first installment of the New Jedi Order series set in the Star Wars universe.-Summary:...
, a Star Wars novel written by R. A. Salvatore - VectormanVectormanVectorman is a series of run and gun platform games developed by BlueSky Software and published by Sega for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. It was released on October 24, 1995 in North America and on November 30, 1995 in Europe...
, a game for Sega Genesis platform
Fictional characters and elements
- Vector (Battle Angel Alita), a character in the Battle Angel Alita manga series
- Vector (comics)Vector (comics)Vector is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe whose first appearance was in Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #254. He is the leader of the villainous group, the U-Foes...
, a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe - Vector the Crocodile, a character in the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series
- Vector Prime (Transformers)Vector Prime (Transformers)Vector Prime is a fictional character from the Transformers: Cybertron toyline, animated series and comics. In fiction he is an ancient Autobot, one of the first ever created, with powers over time and space, and turns into a spaceship...
, one of the original thirteen Transformers, created by Primus - Vector SigmaVector SigmaIn the fictional universe of the first Transformers animated series, Vector Sigma is the "mega-computer" that gives sentience to non-sentient robots, and is used by the Quintessons to endow their robotic creations with the true life that eventually leads to their rebellion...
, a computer in the Transformers universe - Septima Vector, a character in the Harry Potter universe
- Vector, a location in the video game Final Fantasy VI
- Vector Industries, an organization in the Xenosaga video game series
- Vector, a fictional vehicle from the G.I. Joe Battleforce 2000Battleforce 2000Battleforce 2000 is a fictional sub-team from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline and comic books. First released in late 1987 , they represent a hi-tech unit of the Joes using experimental weaponry under battlefield conditions.-Toys:The toy line was made up of 7 action figures, with the 6...
toy line - Vector, in the Manga and anime series Elfen LiedElfen Liedis a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Lynn Okamoto. A thirteen-episode anime television series adaptation was produced by the studio ARMS and broadcast on TV Tokyo from July to October 2004. The anime was later licensed in North America on DVD by ADV Films...
- Vector class, a beginner racing class in WipeoutWipeout (video game series)Wipeout is a series of futuristic anti-gravity racing games developed by SCE Studio Liverpool. The series is well-known for its fast-paced gameplay and high-quality 3D visual design, as well as its association with electronica and electronic dance music.-Gameplay:Wipeout is a racing series that...
video game series - Victor "Vector" Perkins, the main antagonist of the 2010 animated film Despicable MeDespicable MeDespicable Me is a 2010 American computer-animated 3D comedy film from Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment that was released on July 9, 2010 in the United States. The film features the voices of Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand, Julie Andrews, Will Arnett, Kristen Wiig, and...
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Other uses
- Euclidean vector
- Lift vector, an upwards force acting on aircraft
- Thrust vectoringThrust vectoringThrust vectoring, also thrust vector control or TVC, is the ability of an aircraft, rocket or other vehicle to manipulate the direction of the thrust from its engine or motor in order to control the attitude or angular velocity of the vehicle....
, the ability of an aircraft or other vehicle to direct the thrust from its main engine(s)
- Hall Vector 1Hall Vector 1|-See also:...
, glider - Light verbLight verbIn linguistics, a light verb is a verb participating in complex predication that has little semantic content of its own, but provides through inflection some details on the event semantics, such as aspect, mood, or tense...
, or vector, in grammar, a verb participating in complex predication - Parker VectorParker VectorParker Vector is the name of a family of pens manufactured by The Parker Pen Company. They are often used by promotional firms as logo gift items.-History:...
, the name of a family of pens - Pinzgauer VectorPinzgauer High Mobility All-Terrain VehicleThe Pinzgauer is a family of high-mobility all-terrain 4WD and 6WD military utility vehicles. They were manufactured in Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom, by BAE Systems Land & Armaments. The vehicle was originally developed in the late 1960s by Steyr-Daimler-Puch of Graz, Austria, and was named...
, military patrol vehicle - TDI VectorTDI VectorThe KRISS Vector series is a family of NFA and non-NFA weapons based upon the parent submachine gun design developed by KRISS USA. KRISS USA is formerly known as Transformational Defense Industries . They utilize asymmetrical recoil and in-line design to reduce recoil and muzzle climb.- Design...
, a prototype .45 ACP submachine gun developed by Transformational Defense Industries - The VectorNew Jersey Institute of Technology VectorThe NJIT Vector is the student newspaper of the New Jersey Institute of Technology. It is entirely student-run and independent from the university...
, the student-run newspaper of the New Jersey Institute of Technology - Vector (food)Vector (food)Vector is a breakfast cereal manufactured by Kellogg's Canada. It is advertised for its healthier ingredients over other cereal brands, especially in the area of sports. Kellogg's uses the term meal replacement instead of breakfast cereal for this product, but it is still classified as...
, a cereal manufactured by Kellogg's - Vector (journal)Vector (journal)Vector is the critical magazine of the British Science Fiction Association . It is free to members of the BSFA and can be purchased at genre conventions and BSFA events. The first issue was published in 1958 under the founding editorship of E. C...
, the critical journal of the British Science Fiction Association - Vector ArenaVector ArenaVector Arena is a 12,000-seat arena for sports and entertainment events in Auckland, New Zealand. Named for a sponsor, Vector Limited, the arena is located at Quay Park, Parnell, very close to the former Auckland Railway Station...
, a 12,000-seat arena for sports and cultural events in Auckland City, New Zealand - Vector MapVector MapThe Vector Map , also called Vector Smart Map, is a vector-based collection of Geographic information system data about Earth at various levels of detail. Level 0 coverage is global and entirely in the public domain...
, a vector-based collection of Geographic Information System data about Earth at various levels of detail - Vectors Journal of Culture and Technology in a Dynamic VernacularVectors Journal of Culture and Technology in a Dynamic VernacularVectors is an international online journal produced by the University of Southern California's Institute for Multimedia Literacy. Launched in March 2005, the journal's current issue is its fifth, titled "Difference". Through all of the issues, Vectors has featured over thirty scholarly new media...
, an online journal - Wikipedia:Vector, the default skin on the English Wikipedia