sector (n.)

  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

    [ Syn: sphere ]

  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

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