The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SECTOR
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What does SECTOR mean?
SECTOR noun- Section
- Zone (designated area).
- Part of a circle, extending to the center
- Fixed-sized unit (traditionally 512 bytes) of sequential data stored on a track of a digital medium (compare to block)
- An area designated by boundaries within which a unit operates, and for which it is responsible
- One of the subdivisions of a coastal frontier
- A fictional region of space designated for navigational or governance purposes.
- (calculation) an instrument consisting of two rulers of equal length joined by a hinge.
- A field of economic activity
- A toothed gear whose face is the arc of a circle.
- A fixed, continuous section of the track, such that sectors do not overlap but all sectors make up the whole track.