Vector

Vector may refer to:

Biology

Vector (epidemiology), an organism that transmits a pathogen from reservoir to host
Vector (molecular biology), vehicle used to transfer genetic material to a target cell, such as:
- Plasmid vector
- T-DNA Binary system or binary vector, a cloning vector used to generate transgenic plants
- Cloning vector, a small piece of DNA that can be stably maintained in an organism for cloning
- Expression vector, a plasmid specifically used for protein expression in the target
- Shuttle vector, a vector constructed so that it can propagate in two different host species
- Viral vector, a virus modified to deliver foreign genetic material into a cell
Dispersal vector, an organism that carries and disperses reproductive structures of a different species
- Pollinator, the biotic agent that moves pollen of a flower to accomplish fertilization
State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology VECTOR, a biological research center in Koltsovo, Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia

Vector Capital, a US-based private equity investment firm founded in 1997
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
- The Vector, an automobile prototype, basis of Vector W2
- Vector M12, a vehicle designed by Vector Motors based on the Lamborghini Diablo
- Vector W2, a concept car created by Vector Motors
- Vector W8, a production car produced by Vector Motors
- Vector WX-3, a prototype automobile created by Vector Motors in 1992
- Vector SRV8, a prototype automobile created by Vector Motors in 1999
Vector Space Systems, an American space technology company
Vector (company), a telecommunications company based in Poland

A one-dimensional array
Vector (C++), a type in the C++ Standard Template Library
Vector clock, an algorithm
Vector (malware), approach used, or vulnerability exploited, in attacking a computer system
Vector (skin), the default website layout for editing Wikipedia
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
Initialization vector, a fixed-size input to a cryptographic primitive
Interrupt vector, the location in memory of an interrupt handling routine
Vector game, any video game that uses a vector graphics display
Vector monitor, a display device used for early computers
Vector processor, a computer processor which works on arrays of several numbers at once
Vector graphics, images defined by geometric primitives as opposed to bitmaps
Vector space model, an algebraic model for representing text documents

Vector (Battle Angel Alita), a character in the Battle Angel Alita manga series
Vector (comics), a character in the Marvel Comics Universe
Vector (G.I. Joe), a fictional vehicle from the G.I. Joe Battleforce 2000 toy line
Vector the Crocodile, a character in the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series
Vector Prime (Transformers), one of the original thirteen Transformers, created by Primus
Vector Sigma, a computer in the Transformers universe
Septima Vector, a Howgwarts professor in the Harry Potter universe
Vector, a Barian Emperor from Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal
Vector class, a beginner racing class in Wipeout video game series
Victor "Vector" Perkins, the main antagonist of the 2010 animated film Despicable Me
Vector, a character in the video game Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
Vector, an invisible arm telepathically controlled as a weapon by Diclonii in the series Elfen Lied
Vector, a robot in "Greetings from Earth" (1979), an episode of the Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)
Vector, a location in the video game Final Fantasy VI
Vector Industries, an organization in the Xenosaga video game series
Vector manipulation, an ability held by the character "Accelerator" in the series A Certain Magical Index

Vector 13, a comic strip in the 2000 AD anthology
Vector (magazine), the critical journal of the British Science Fiction Association
Vector (novel), a 1999 novel by Robin Cook
Vector Prime, a 1999 Star Wars novel written by R. A. Salvatore

Vector (mathematics and physics)
- Euclidean vector, a geometric object that has magnitude (or length) and direction
- Row and column vectors, matrices consisting of a single column or row
- Vector space, a collection of objects called vectors, which may be added together and multiplied by scalars
- Vector field, assignment of a vector to each point in a subset of space

Lift vector, an upwards force acting on aircraft
Thrust vectoring, the ability of an aircraft or other vehicle to direct the thrust from its main engine(s)

Interval vector, the interval content of a given set in musical set theory
KRISS Vector, a prototype .45 ACP submachine gun
Light verb, or vector, in grammar, a verb participating in complex predication
Parker Vector, a family of pens
The Vector (newspaper), a student-run newspaper of the New Jersey Institute of Technology
Vector Arena, an arena for sports and cultural events in Auckland, New Zealand
Vector Map, a vector graphics-based collection of geographic information system data about Earth
Vectors: Journal of Culture and Technology in a Dynamic Vernacular, an online journal
CCGS Vector, a 1967 hydrographic survey vessel in the Canadian Coast Guard
Vector, a programmed call handling scenario on an Avaya telephone exchange