Look up: Sector

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   Sector
   Refers to a group of securities that are similar with respect to maturity, type, rating, industry, and/or coupon.
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   Sector
   A well defined segment of an in vitro colony of a fungus differing visibly from the rest of the colony.
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   sector
   [Noun] Plural form: sectors. A group of things that is part of a larger group.
   Example: Pop music is a sector of the music industry.
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   Sector
   A sector is a grouping of funds with a similar investment objective and make up.
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   sector
   Investment funds are grouped into a variety of sectors reflecting their investment strategy and objectives. E.g. Global Growth, UK Equity Income and Specialist. Dividing funds into sectors makes it easier to make comparisons between similar funds.
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   sector
   [n] - a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle 2. [n] - the minimum track length that can be assigned to store information 3. [n] - a portion of a military position 4. [n] - a body of people who form part of society or economy 5. [n] - a particular aspect of life or activity 6. [n] - measuring instrument consisting of two graduated arms hinged at one end
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   sector
   A division of a disk platter, shaped like a piece of pie.
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   Sector
   A group of listed companies operating in the same industry. In order to help investors compare... <a target=_blank href='http://www.finance-glossary.com/terms/sector.htm?id=1294&ginPtrCode=00000&PopupMode=false' title='Read full definition of sector'>more</a>
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   Sector
   A grouping of companies in the same industry or otherwise similar. Sectors and sector indices are used as benchmarks for comparison....more on Sector
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    sector
    Part of a market or industry whose components share similar characteristics. Stocks are often grouped into sectors, such as banks, beverages, construction, engineering, food, healthcare, insurance, leisure, media, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, real estate, technology, transport and utilities
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    Sector
    A sub-division of a market, where retailers adopt a similar store format, e.g. convenience, discounting, supermarkets.
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    sector
    A region enclosed by two radii and the arc joining their endpoints
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    sector
    that part of a track or band on a magnetic drum, a magnetic disk or a disk pack that can be accessed by the magnetic heads in the course of a predetermined angular displacement of the data medium; a portion of a magnetic track or band on a magnetic drum or disc store, and its content, equivalent to a block Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers) • Personal sect...
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    Sector
    Definition (keystage 2) A sector is an area bounded by part of a curve and two radii. Often the curve is an arc of a circle, but it can be part of another curve.
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    Sector
    Definition (keystage 3) A piece of a circle bounded by two radii and an arc.
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    Sector
    Sec'tor noun [ Latin , properly, a cutter, from secare , sectum , to cut: confer French secteur . See Section .] 1. (Geom.) A part of a circle comprehended between two radii and the included arc. 2. A mathematical instrument, consisting of two rulers connected at one end by a joint, each arm marked with several scales, as of equal parts, chords, si ...
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    sector
    1. <geometry> A part of a circle comprehended between two radii and the included arc. ... 2. A mathematical instrument, consisting of two rulers connected at one end by a joint, each arm marked with several scales, as of equal parts, chords, sines, tangents, etc, one scale of each kind on each arm, and all on lines radiating from the common ce ...
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    sector
    sphere noun a particular aspect of life or activity; `he was helpless in an important sector of his life`
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    sector
    noun measuring instrument consisting of two graduated arms hinged at one end
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    sector
    noun a body of people who form part of society or economy; `the public sector`
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    sector
    noun a portion of a military position
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    noun the minimum track length that can be assigned to store information; unless otherwise specified a sector of data consists of 512 bytes
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    sector
    noun a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle
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    Sector
    `Sector` may refer to: * Sector, Geometric, a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle. * Sector, Devon, a location in the county of Devon in south-western England * Sector, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America * Sector (economic): one of several subdivisions in an economic system (used for analysis and classification) * Sector (instrument), also known as...
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    Sector
    • (n.) A part of a circle comprehended between two radii and the included arc. • (n.) A mathematical instrument, consisting of two rulers connected at one end by a joint, each arm marked with several scales, as of equal parts, chords, sines, tangents, etc., one scale of each kind on each arm, and all on lines radiating from the common cen...
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