Sector meaning

What does “sector” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“sector” is a noun with 6 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.

sector

noun

  1. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle

  2. a social group that forms part of the society or the economy

    “the public sector”

  3. a particular aspect of life or activity

    “he was helpless in an important sector of his life”

    Synonymssphere
  4. the minimum track length that can be assigned to store information; unless otherwise specified a sector of data consists of 512 bytes

  5. a portion of a military position

  6. measuring instrument consisting of two graduated arms hinged at one end

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University