Vector - in Computer Science

In Computer Science

• A one-dimensional array
  • Vector (C++), a type in the C++ Standard Template Library referring to a sequence container
• Vector clock, an algorithm for generating a partial ordering of events in a distributed system and detecting causality violations
• Vector (malware), methods used by computer viruses and malware to propagate themselves
• Distance-vector routing protocol, a class of routing protocols used in packet-switched networks for computer communications
• Dope vector, a data structure used to store information about an array
• Feature vector, in pattern recognition and machine learning, an n-dimensional vector of numerical features that represent some object
• Initialization vector, used in cryptography
• Interrupt vector, the location in memory of an interrupt handling routine
• Vector game, refers to any video game that uses a vector graphics display
• Vector monitor, a display device used for early computers
• Vector processor, a computer processor which works on arrays of several numbers at once
• Vector graphics, images defined by geometric primitives as opposed to bitmaps
  • Scalable Vector Graphics, a family of specifications of XML-based file format for describing two-dimensional vector graphics
  • Vector graphics editor, computer program that allows users to compose and edit vector graphics
  • Vector Markup Language, an XML language used to produce vector graphics
• Support vector machine, in machine learning, a supervised learning method used for classification and regression
• Vector space model, an algebraic model for representing objects as vectors of identifiers
• Vector-06C, a computer developed in the USSR