Vector Definition
To guide (a pilot, aircraft, missile, etc.) by means of a vector sent by radio.
In video, a frequency or series of frequencies associated with a video signal. See also vector quantization.
Origin of Vector
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Latin carrier from vehere vect- to carry wegh- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
The "person or entity that passes along an urban legend or other meme" sense derives from the disease sense.
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From Latin vector (“carrier"), from vehō (“I carry, I bear").
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