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Sector

//ˈsɛk.təɹ// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A section.
  2. 2
    measuring instrument consisting of two graduated arms hinged at one end wordnet
  3. 3
    In the schedule for an aircraft and its crew, the period starting with preparation of the plane before loading at one airport and ending with deplaning at the next.
  4. 4
    a particular aspect of life or activity wordnet
  5. 5
    A zone; a designated area.; An area designated by boundaries within which a unit operates, and for which it is responsible.
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  1. 6
    a social group that forms part of the society or the economy wordnet
  2. 7
    A zone; a designated area.; One of the subdivisions of a coastal frontier.
  3. 8
    a portion of a military position wordnet
  4. 9
    A zone; a designated area.; a fictional region of space designated for navigational or governance purposes.
  5. 10
    the minimum track length that can be assigned to store information; unless otherwise specified a sector of data consists of 512 bytes wordnet
  6. 11
    A zone; a designated area.; A community or subculture within the wider intermicronational community.

    "Shireroth shall not recognize the use of Sectors^([sic]) as a micronational geographic or cultural subdivision. Nor shall it reside in any sector. Nor shall any duchy or territory be considered a part of ANY sector unless the Duchy or Territory expressly grants permision^([sic]) to be considered in such sector."

  7. 12
    a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle wordnet
  8. 13
    Part of a circle, extending to the center; circular sector.
  9. 14
    A portion of a sphere or ball defined by a conical boundary with apex at the center of the sphere.
  10. 15
    A fixed-sized unit (traditionally 512 bytes) of sequential data stored on a track of a digital medium.
  11. 16
    An instrument consisting of two rulers of equal length joined by a hinge.
  12. 17
    A field of economic activity.

    "Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic who still resists the idea that something drastic needs to happen for him to turn his life around. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. When a series of bank failures made this impossible, there was widespread anger, leading to the public humiliation of symbolic figures."

  13. 18
    A toothed gear whose face is the arc of a circle.
  14. 19
    A fixed, continuous section of the track, such that sectors do not overlap but all sectors make up the whole track.
  15. 20
    An area of a crag, consisting of various routes

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sector.

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