Enclave vs Sector - What's the difference?
enclave | sector |
A political, cultural or social entity or part thereof that is completely surrounded by another.
A group that is set off from a larger population by its characteristic or behavior.
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A pene-enclave (resp., pene-exclave) is an area that is an enclave "for practical purposes", but does not meet the strict definition. This is a very technical term.
To enclose within a foreign territory.
section
zone (designated area).
(geometry) part of a circle, extending to the center
(computing) fixed-sized unit (traditionally 512 bytes) of sequential data stored on a track of a digital medium (compare to block)
(military) an area designated by boundaries within which a unit operates, and for which it is responsible
(military) one of the subdivisions of a coastal frontier
(science fiction) a fictional region of space designated for navigational or governance purposes; for instance, ,
(calculation) an instrument consisting of two rulers of equal length joined by a hinge
a field of economic activity
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English
(wikipedia enclave)Noun
(en noun)- The republic of San Marino is an enclave of Italy.
- The streets around Union Square form a Protestant enclave within an otherwise Catholic neighbourhood.
- ...it tends to make marriage itself a lifestyle enclave.
Usage notes
Enclaves are generally also exclaves, though exceptions exist (as detailed at ), and in common speech only the term enclave is used. An enclave is an area surrounded'' by another area, while an exclave is an area ''cut off from the main area. An area can be cut off without being surrounded (such as , enclaved in South Africa, but not exclaved).See also
* exclave * pene-enclave * pene-exclaveReferences
* (group set off from a larger population by a characteristic) Habits of the Heart: Individualism and Commitment in American Life - Page 74 by Robert Neelly Bellah, William M. Sullivan, Ann Swidler, Steven M. Tipton, Richard Madsen - 1996Verb
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English
(wikipedia sector)Noun
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Our banks are out of control, passage=Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic who still resists the idea that something drastic needs to happen for him to turn his life around. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. When a series of bank failures made this impossible, there was widespread anger, leading to the public humiliation of symbolic figures.}}