Vector
1. <mathematics> A member of a
vector space.
2. <graphics> A line or movement defined by its end points, or by the current position and one other point.
See
vector graphics.
3. <operating system> A memory location containing the address of some code, often some kind of
exception handler or other
operating system service.
By changing the vector to point to a different piece of code it is possible to modify the behaviour of the operating system.
Compare
hook.
4. <programming> A one-dimensional
array.
