Vector most often refers to:

• Disease vector, an agent that carries and transmits an infectious pathogen into another living organism

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

Vector may also refer to:

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 (C++), a type in the C++ Standard Template Library

• Vector clock, an algorithm

• Vector space model, an algebraic model for representing text documents

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 by 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

Entertainment

Characters and fictional elements

• Vector (Battle Angel Alita)

• Vector (comics), Marvel Comics

• Vector (G.I. Joe), vehicle

• Vector the Crocodile, in the Sonic the Hedgehog series

• Vector, a Barian Emperor from Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal

• Vector class in 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 location in the video game Final Fantasy VI

• Vector Industries, an organization in the Xenosaga video game series

Games

• Vector (video game), 2012 video game

• Vectorman, 1995, for Sega

Literature

• Vector (journal), the critical journal of the British Science Fiction Association

• Vector (novel), a 1999 novel by Robin Cook

• The Vector (newspaper), a student-run newspaper of the New Jersey Institute of Technology

• Vectors (journal), a defunct online journal covering digital humanities

Music

• Vector (album), a 2018 album by Haken

• Vector (band), 1980s

• Vector (rapper) (b. 1983), Nigerian

• Martin Wheeler, aka Vector Lovers

Mathematics and physics

Vector (mathematics and physics)

• Row and column vectors, single row or column matrices

• Vector field, a vector for each point

• Vector quantity

• Vector space

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

Transportation

Vehicles

Aircraft

• Aerodyne Systems Vector, an ultralight aircraft

• Hall Vector 1, a glider

• A brand of reconnaissance drone produced by Quantum-Systems

• Radar vector, headings assigned by air traffic control for navigation

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 SRV8

• Vector W2

• Vector W8

• Vector WX-3

Nautical vessels

• , a 1967 hydrographic survey vessel in the Canadian Coast Guard

• , a Philippine tanker ship

Other transportation

• Thrust vectoring, directing engine thrust

Business

• State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology VECTOR, a biological research center in Russia

• 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 Informatik, a software tool and components provider for development of embedded electronics

• Vector Launch, an American space technology company, 2016–2019

• Vector Limited, a New Zealand gas and electricity supplier

• Vector Marketing, a multi-level knife marketing company

• Vector Motors, an automobile manufacturer

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 2022, a Wikipedia skin

• Vector Arena, Auckland, New Zealand

• Vector Map, a collection of Earth GIS data

• Vector, a brand of cereal sold by Kellogg's

See also

• Vector graphics (disambiguation)

• Vectorization (disambiguation)

• Vectra (disambiguation)

• Vektor (disambiguation)