Vector

Vector (lat. ve'ho, to carry):

• Vector (spatial)
  • In physics and engineering, it most often refers to an object that has a special relationship to the spatial coordinates/directions, i.e. an element of a tangent bundle. (There is also the generalization to space and time in relativity, a four-vector.)
  • In mathematics, it more generally refers to an element of a vector space over a field.
    • If the vector space is finite dimensional, its vector is commonly denoted by a matrix with dimensions n×1 (column vector) or 1×n (row vector).
    • Spatial vector may also include the concepts of vector field, pseudovector, vector calculus, vector bundle
• In computer programming, the same as list or one-dimensional array.
  • a vector supercomputer has SIMD operations that work on arrays of several numbers at once
  • dope vector
  • In operating systems, a memory location
• Vector graphics describes a line or move in computer graphics
• Vector (computing) is the method that malicious code (viruses, etc) uses to propogate itself. (from the concept of biological vector below)
• A biological vector is a mechanism that transmits genes or organism. Most often used in the context of transmission of diseases.
• A person or entity that passes along an urban legend. (also from the concept of biological vector)
• Vector (band) is the name of a 1980s new wave rock band

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