Vector (disambiguation)

This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same or a similar title.

Vector may refer to:

•  Vector (epidemiology): The means by which a cause of morbidity or mortality propagates, such as insects, contaminated water, etc. ^[e]
• Vector (immunology): A virus used to transfer genetic material for medical purposes ^[e]
• Attack vector (computers): The means by which malware enters a computer, as opposed to the methods by which it takes unauthorized actions inside that computer ^[e]
•  Vector (mathematics): A mathematical object with magnitude and direction. ^[e]
• Vector (military): Closely related to vector (navigation) use; the path and speed needed for a projectile or combat vehicle to intercept a target ^[e]
• Vector (navigation): A course and speed to be followed, to reach a desired reference point from the curret position and speed ^[e]
• Vector (virology): An organism that acts as natural host reservoir of a virus (biology) ^[e]
•  Vector space: A set of vectors that can be added together or scalar multiplied to form new vectors ^[e]