Encyclopedia > Sector

Article Content

Sector

In the context of computer hardware, a sector is a sub-division of a track. A sector stores a fixed amount of data. The typical formatting of sectors allows holding 512 bytes of data.

In mathematics (geometry), a sector is part if a circle that is defined by angles.

In economics, analysis can divide the totality of economic activity into sectors. See for example private sector, government sector[?].

All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License

Search Encyclopedia

Search over one million articles, find something about almost anything!

Featured Article

Shoreham, New York

... and the median income for a family is $116,985. Males have a median income of $81,873 versus $31,250 for females. The per capita income for the village is $37,620. 1.4% of ...