Vector

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Vector most often refers to:

  • Euclidean vector, a quantity with a magnitude and a direction
  • Disease vector, an agent that carries and transmits an infectious pathogen into another living organism

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Vector may also refer to:

Mathematics and physics

Molecular biology

  • Vector (molecular biology), a DNA molecule used as a vehicle to artificially carry foreign genetic material into another cell
  • Cloning vector, a small piece of DNA into which a foreign DNA fragment can be inserted for cloning purposes
  • Shuttle vector, a plasmid constructed so that it can propagate in two different host species
  • Viral vector, a tool commonly used by molecular biologists to deliver genetic materials into cells

Computer science

Transportation

= Vehicles =

== Aircraft ==

== Nautical vessels ==

  • {{ship|MT|Vector}}, a Philippine tanker ship
  • {{ship|CCGS|Vector}}, a 1967 hydrographic survey vessel in the Canadian Coast Guard

== Automotive vehicles ==

= Other transportation =

Entertainment

= Characters and fictional elements =

= Games =

= Music =

Literature

Business

Other uses

See also

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