subsectors
Parts within parts
Subsectors are divisions within a larger sector, typically used in economic, business, or organizational contexts.
The technology sector contains subsectors like software, hardware, and semiconductors.
Government agencies divide responsibilities into subsectors: The critical infrastructure plan addresses the energy subsector.
The term implies a formal classification system with nested categories.
Organized commercial production sectors
- segmentsSeparate parts of something
- nichesRecessed hollows or specialties
- marketsTrade gathering places
- verticalsLines at right angles
branches · divisions · specializations · manufacturing · services · agriculture · finance · technology
Subdivisions of an organization
- unitsStandard measures of quantity
- divisionsSeparate portions of something
- branchesLimbs of trees
- subdivisionsPortions of a whole
groups · teams · bureaus · offices · components · agencies · directorates · arms
Groups of related things
- classificationsAssigned groupings by type
- breakdownsSudden failures or collapses
- segmentsSeparate parts of something
- groupingsCollections by shared traits
tiers · strata · partitions · clusters · cohorts · brackets · subgroups · typologies
Ownership stakes in corporations
- portfoliosCollections of representative work
- allocationsDesignated shares of resources
- holdingsProperty one owns
- fundsAvailable financial resources
ETFs · indices · benchmarks · weightings · diversification · exposure · growth · value
industries
Organized commercial production sectors
- segmentsSeparate parts of something
- nichesRecessed hollows or specialties
- marketsTrade gathering places
verticals · branches · divisions · specializations · manufacturing · services · agriculture · finance · technology · healthcare
departments
Subdivisions of an organization
subdivisions · groups · teams · bureaus · offices · components · agencies · directorates · arms · chapters
categories
Groups of related things
- classificationsAssigned groupings by type
- breakdownsSudden failures or collapses
- segmentsSeparate parts of something
groupings · tiers · strata · partitions · clusters · cohorts · brackets · subgroups · typologies · taxonomies
equities
Ownership stakes in corporations
- portfoliosCollections of representative work
- allocationsDesignated shares of resources
- holdingsProperty one owns
funds · ETFs · indices · benchmarks · weightings · diversification · exposure · growth · value · small-cap