sector

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a particular aspect of life or activity

   They were helpless in an important sector of their life.

2. 2
   noun

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

   the public sector

3. 3
   noun

   the minimum track length that can be assigned to store information

   unless otherwise specified a sector of data consists of 512 bytes

4. 4
   noun

   A field of economic activity.

   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.

5. 5
   noun

   measuring instrument consisting of two graduated arms hinged at one end

6. 6
   noun

   a portion of a military position

7. 7
   noun

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

8. 8
   noun

   A section.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sector.