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sector

/ˈsɛk.təɹ/

noun

Meaning

  • Section

  • Zone (designated area).

  • Part of a circle, extending to the center

  • Fixed-sized unit (traditionally 512 bytes) of sequential data stored on a track of a digital medium (compare to block)

  • An area designated by boundaries within which a unit operates, and for which it is responsible

  • One of the subdivisions of a coastal frontier

  • A fictional region of space designated for navigational or governance purposes.

  • (calculation) an instrument consisting of two rulers of equal length joined by a hinge.

  • A field of economic activity

    "public sector;  private sector"

  • A toothed gear whose face is the arc of a circle.

  • A fixed, continuous section of the track, such that sectors do not overlap but all sectors make up the whole track.