セクター
also: セクタ
Meanings
1
General term for a sector of society, economy, or an area; used in business, government, and everyday contexts.
The public sector budget was cut.
The IT sector is growing rapidly.
2
disk sector
Computing term for a subdivision of a disk track; often spelled セクタ in technical contexts.
Repair bad sectors on the hard disk.
Usage patterns
- 民間〈事〉セクターthe private sector (of some field)
Private sector investment is supporting the economy.
- セクターが壊れるfor a disk sector to become corrupted
A sector on the hard disk got corrupted, and the data became unreadable.
- 〈物〉をセクターに分けるto divide something into sectors
We analyze the market by dividing it into several sectors.
- セクターごとに〈動詞〉to do something by sector
The growth rate differs by sector.