vector

Meanings

Plural: vectors

Noun

• a variable quantity that can be resolved into components
• a straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is direction
• any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease
  • "mosquitos are vectors of malaria and yellow fever"
  • "fleas are vectors of the plague"
  • "when medical scientists talk about vectors they are usually talking about insects"
• (genetics) a virus or other agent that is used to deliver DNA to a cell
• A directed quantity, one with both magnitude and direction; the signed difference between two points.
• Any member of a (generalized) vector space.
• A directed quantity, one with both magnitude and direction; the signed difference between two points.
• An ordered tuple, originally one representing a directed quantity, but by extension any one-dimensional matrix.
• A directed quantity, one with both magnitude and direction; the signed difference between two points.
• A chosen course or direction for motion, as of an aircraft.
• A directed quantity, one with both magnitude and direction; the signed difference between two points.
• The way in which the eyes are drawn across the visual text.
• A directed quantity, one with both magnitude and direction; the signed difference between two points.
• A kind of dynamically resizable array.
• A memory address containing the address of a code entry point, usually one which is part of a table and often one that is dereferenced and jumped to during the execution of an interrupt.
• A kind of dynamically resizable array.
• A graphical representation using outlines; vector graphics.
• A kind of dynamically resizable array.
• A carrier of a disease-causing agent.
• A DNA molecule used to carry genetic information from one organism into another.
• A carrier of a disease-causing agent.
• A person or entity that passes along an urban legend or other meme.
• A carrier of a disease-causing agent.
• A recurring psychosocial issue that stimulates growth and development in the personality.
• Forces, developments, phenomena, processes, systems, etc. which influence the trajectory of history (e.g. imperialism)

Verb

• To set (particularly an aircraft) on a course toward a selected point.
• To redirect to a vector, or code entry point.

Synonyms

transmitter