sector
Pie chart slice
A sector is a distinct part or division of something larger.
In geometry, it's the wedge-shaped portion of a circle between two radii.
In economics and planning, sector divides activity into categories: the private sector, the public sector, the financial sector.
Military and administrative uses denote geographic zones: Troops secured the northern sector.
The word implies bounded segments within a whole.
Bounded administrative area
- zoneBounded area designation
- quarterOne of four parts
- quadrantFourth of a circle
- precinctAdministrative jurisdiction zone
neighborhood · territory · region · area · bloc · corridor · belt · enclave
Curved line segment
- wedgeTapered splitting tool
- slicePortion cut off
- quadrantFourth of a circle
- segmentDistinct part of whole
radial · angle · pie · chart · graph · circle · portion · division
Forward-facing side
- flankSide of body
- theaterVenue for live drama
- zoneBounded area designation
- perimeterShape's outer edge length
defensive · offensive · patrol · reconnaissance · command · operations · tactical · strategic
Distinct part of whole
- portionDivided share given
- slicePortion cut off
- partPiece of whole
- subdivisionPortion of something larger
partition · quadrant · arc · wedge · component · fraction · tranche · allocation
Economic production sector
- marketVenue for trade
- segmentDistinct part of whole
- financeProvide money for
- bankingFinancial institution transactions
agriculture · manufacturing · technology · healthcare · energy · retail · services · commerce
district
Bounded administrative area
precinct · neighborhood · territory · region · area · bloc · corridor · belt · enclave · jurisdiction
arc
Curved line segment
segment · radial · angle · pie · chart · graph · circle · portion · division · degree
front
Forward-facing side
perimeter · defensive · offensive · patrol · reconnaissance · command · operations · tactical · strategic · garrison
segment
Distinct part of whole
subdivision · partition · quadrant · arc · wedge · component · fraction · tranche · allocation · breakdown
industry
Economic production sector
banking · agriculture · manufacturing · technology · healthcare · energy · retail · services · commerce · trade
disk
Flat circular object
- hard driveComputer's internal storage device
- SSDChip-based storage device
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
track · block · cluster · allocation · read · write · bad · formatted · magnetic · platter
- Dystopia1984, Nineteen Eighty-Four, dystopian fiction, totalitarianism, Brave New World
- zones and regionszone, region, district, territory, division
- disk managementformatting, partitioning, disk utility, disk management, file systems
- Rwanda Governmentministries, ministry, governors, mayors, provinces
- lugarespueblo, casa, barrio, zona, centro
- placescity, town, village, hamlet, building
- cross sectionExposed interior plane
- comment sectionSpace for reader responses
- private sectorEconomy outside government control
- sports sectionAthletic coverage pages
- cesarean sectionSurgical childbirth method
- VIP sectionCordoned area for notables
insect, section, sect, dissect, bisect, intersect, sectors, sectoral, bisector