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sector

noun
  1. measuring instrument consisting of two graduated arms hinged at one end
  2. a particular aspect of life or activity
    “They were helpless in an important sector of their life.”
    sphere
  3. a social group that forms part of the society or the economy
    “the public sector”
  4. a portion of a military position
  5. the minimum track length that can be assigned to store information
    “unless otherwise specified a sector of data consists of 512 bytes”
  6. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle