Sector
noun
A part or division of something, especially an area of economy, industry or society.
The manufacturing sector of the economy has been declining.
Often appears as...
- public sector
- private sector
noun
A part of a circle bounded by two radii and the included arc.
He calculated the area of the sector of the circle.
Often appears as...
- circle sector
- radian sector
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Technical
noun
A distinct part or subdivision of a computer's memory, disk, or other data storage device.
The disk drive reads data one sector at a time.
Often appears as...
- disk sector
- memory sector
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Technical
noun
A part or division of something, especially an area of economy, industry or society.
The manufacturing sector of the economy has been declining.
Often appears as...
- public sector
- private sector
noun
A part of a circle bounded by two radii and the included arc.
He calculated the area of the sector of the circle.
Often appears as...
- circle sector
- radian sector
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A distinct part or subdivision of a computer's memory, disk, or other data storage device.
The disk drive reads data one sector at a time.
Often appears as...
- disk sector
- memory sector
Usage tips
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/3Economic Sectors
Sector is often used to categorize parts of the economy, like technology or healthcare.
She has several clients in the technology sector.
Pro Tip 2/3Society Classification
Sector can also refer to groups within society, such as the education sector.
Recent funding has benefited the public education sector.
Pro Tip 3/3Public vs. Private
Distinguish between 'public sector' (government) and 'private sector' (businesses not owned by government).
After years in the public sector, he moved to the private sector.
Pro Tip 1/3Economic Sectors
Sector is often used to categorize parts of the economy, like technology or healthcare.
She has several clients in the technology sector.
Pro Tip 2/3Society Classification
Sector can also refer to groups within society, such as the education sector.
Recent funding has benefited the public education sector.
Pro Tip 3/3Public vs. Private
Distinguish between 'public sector' (government) and 'private sector' (businesses not owned by government).
After years in the public sector, he moved to the private sector.
Pro Tip 1/3Economic Sectors
Sector is often used to categorize parts of the economy, like technology or healthcare.
She has several clients in the technology sector.
Pro Tip 2/3Society Classification
Sector can also refer to groups within society, such as the education sector.
Recent funding has benefited the public education sector.
Pro Tip 3/3Public vs. Private
Distinguish between 'public sector' (government) and 'private sector' (businesses not owned by government).
After years in the public sector, he moved to the private sector.
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Michael McDaniel: Cheap,...
to kind of help consult and get this idea going along with the government, but then I was told, "Son, our government looks to private sector for things like this." Okay. So maybe I would take this whole idea and go to private corporations that would have this mutually shared
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Welcome to the...
I mean that fossil fuel industry is the biggest industry in the world that they have more money and more influence than any other sector so I mean do it the more that they can be sort of popular uprising against that the better but I think the scientific fact of the matter
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The Reality Behind...
They definitely can be, yeah. It's estimated that there are around 1.8 million reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates being kept as pets in UK households. And it's claimed that reptile keeping has been the fastest growing sector of the pet industry over the last ten years.
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Srdja Popovic: How to...
The same works for the Western sector, where you can see all these excited young people protesting around the world, occupying this, occupying that. Are they going to become the world wave? Are they going to find their skills, their enthusiasm, and their strategy
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How people rationalize...
Pressure is often what motivates someone to engage in fraud to begin with. It could be a personal debt, an addiction, an earnings quota, a sudden job loss, or an illness in the family. As for opportunity, many people in both public and private sectors
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Can you solve the fish...
And the more sharks we find in Sector 3, the fewer fish there are to save. Now, remember that the fish are equally distributed across all the tanks. Why is that important? Because it means that one of the possible values for the total amount of fish
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The race to sequence the...
and created an international collaboration on an unprecedented scale. Since then, robust investment in both the public and private sector has led to the identification of many disease related genes and remarkable advances in sequencing technology.
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How can education foster...
use of technology to amplify the work of our faculty how we foster relationships with the end with the business sector with industry in order to enable job placement and the creation of businesses and we are learning a lot from each other
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The incredible...
as it is about the virtual, intellectual realm. How will technology augment us? In the physical world, robotic systems. OK, there's certainly a fear that robots are going to take jobs away from humans, and that is true in certain sectors.
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Jeffrey Brown: How we...
They need support. They need help. Go back to your city. Find those people. "You need some help? I'll help you out." Find those people. They're there. Bring them together with law enforcement, the private sector, and the city,
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Michael McDaniel: Cheap,...
to kind of help consult and get this idea going along with the government, but then I was told, "Son, our government looks to private sector for things like this." Okay. So maybe I would take this whole idea and go to private corporations that would have this mutually shared
Video examples
Welcome to the...
I mean that fossil fuel industry is the biggest industry in the world that they have more money and more influence than any other sector so I mean do it the more that they can be sort of popular uprising against that the better but I think the scientific fact of the matter
Video examples
The Reality Behind...
They definitely can be, yeah. It's estimated that there are around 1.8 million reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates being kept as pets in UK households. And it's claimed that reptile keeping has been the fastest growing sector of the pet industry over the last ten years.
Video examples
Srdja Popovic: How to...
The same works for the Western sector, where you can see all these excited young people protesting around the world, occupying this, occupying that. Are they going to become the world wave? Are they going to find their skills, their enthusiasm, and their strategy
Video examples
How people rationalize...
Pressure is often what motivates someone to engage in fraud to begin with. It could be a personal debt, an addiction, an earnings quota, a sudden job loss, or an illness in the family. As for opportunity, many people in both public and private sectors
Video examples
Can you solve the fish...
And the more sharks we find in Sector 3, the fewer fish there are to save. Now, remember that the fish are equally distributed across all the tanks. Why is that important? Because it means that one of the possible values for the total amount of fish
Video examples
The race to sequence the...
and created an international collaboration on an unprecedented scale. Since then, robust investment in both the public and private sector has led to the identification of many disease related genes and remarkable advances in sequencing technology.
Video examples
How can education foster...
use of technology to amplify the work of our faculty how we foster relationships with the end with the business sector with industry in order to enable job placement and the creation of businesses and we are learning a lot from each other
Video examples
The incredible...
as it is about the virtual, intellectual realm. How will technology augment us? In the physical world, robotic systems. OK, there's certainly a fear that robots are going to take jobs away from humans, and that is true in certain sectors.
Video examples
Jeffrey Brown: How we...
They need support. They need help. Go back to your city. Find those people. "You need some help? I'll help you out." Find those people. They're there. Bring them together with law enforcement, the private sector, and the city,
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Henry Paulson
American Public Servant
I always told people in the private sector, 'You can be the smartest person in the world, you can have the very best ideas, but if you can't sell them and you can't get other people to work with you, you're not going to succeed.
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Yossi Ghinsberg
Israeli Entertainer
The corporate sector in my view is the most important since it is actively involved in the shaping of our life on the planet. The corporate world has the power and the means to influence politics and public trends.
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Jim Yong Kim
South Korean Public Servant
If I care about poverty, I have to care a lot about investments in the private sector. The private sector creates the vast majority of jobs in the world, and social protection only goes so far.
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Estelle Morris
English Politician
Where the private sector, or anyone else, has skills, knowledge and resources that can help to deliver a high quality of education and to raise standards, we should use them.
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Jesse Ventura
American Politician
I don't want to spend the rest of my life in politics. When I'm finished with my term as governor, I'm going back to the life that's waiting for me in the private sector.
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Ginevra Elkann
Italian Producer
It's important to show that creativity is in many different sectors, not just in graphic design or filmmaking.
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Eric Fellner
British Producer
The U.K. needs more first class studio space to encourage the growth of the film and TV sector.
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Hillary Clinton
American Politician
You cannot have development in today's world without partnering with the private sector.
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George Galloway
British Politician
Some things are too important to be left to the private sector.
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Rick Scott
American Politician
I built private sector jobs all my life.
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Henry Paulson
American Public Servant
I always told people in the private sector, 'You can be the smartest person in the world, you can have the very best ideas, but if you can't sell them and you can't get other people to work with you, you're not going to succeed.
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Yossi Ghinsberg
Israeli Entertainer
The corporate sector in my view is the most important since it is actively involved in the shaping of our life on the planet. The corporate world has the power and the means to influence politics and public trends.
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Jim Yong Kim
South Korean Public Servant
If I care about poverty, I have to care a lot about investments in the private sector. The private sector creates the vast majority of jobs in the world, and social protection only goes so far.
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Estelle Morris
English Politician
Where the private sector, or anyone else, has skills, knowledge and resources that can help to deliver a high quality of education and to raise standards, we should use them.
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Jesse Ventura
American Politician
I don't want to spend the rest of my life in politics. When I'm finished with my term as governor, I'm going back to the life that's waiting for me in the private sector.
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Ginevra Elkann
Italian Producer
It's important to show that creativity is in many different sectors, not just in graphic design or filmmaking.
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Eric Fellner
British Producer
The U.K. needs more first class studio space to encourage the growth of the film and TV sector.
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Hillary Clinton
American Politician
You cannot have development in today's world without partnering with the private sector.
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George Galloway
British Politician
Some things are too important to be left to the private sector.
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Rick Scott
American Politician
I built private sector jobs all my life.
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