Sector

/ˈsɛk.təɹ/ · noun

Meaning

A section..

Definitions by Sense

1. A section.
2. (aviation) 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.
3. A zone; a designated area.
4. (geometry) Part of a circle, extending to the center; circular sector.
5. (geometry) A portion of a sphere or ball defined by a conical boundary with apex at the center of the sphere.
6. (computer hardware) A fixed-sized unit (traditionally 512 bytes) of sequential data stored on a track of a digital medium.
7. (calculation) An instrument consisting of two rulers of equal length joined by a hinge.
8. A field of economic activity.

Example Sentences

public sector; private sector

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.

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