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Bad Sector: A sector on a disk or disk drive that cannot reliably store data because of a flaw in the media or damaged format markings.

Sector: A section of one track defined with identification markings and an identification number. Most sectors hold 512 bytes of data.

Public Sector Net Cash Requirement: Formerly known as Public Sector Borrowing Requirement (PSBR), PSNCR is the difference between the expenditure of the public sector and its income. Where there is a deficit it is financed by . . . View Full Definition

Monbadon: (See Burger above).

Intramarket Sector Spread: The spread between two issues of the same maturity within a market sector. For instance, the difference in interest rates offered for five-year industrial corporate bonds and five-year utili . . . View Full Definition

Market Sectors: The classifications of bonds by issuer characteristics, such as state government, corporate, or utility.

Sector Fund: Sector mutual funds, also called specialty or specialized funds, concentrate their investments in a single segment of an industry, such as biotechnology, natural resources, utilities, or reg . . . View Full Definition

Sector Rotation: An active asset management strategy certain sectors, that tactically overweights and underweights depending on expected performance. Sometimes called rotation.

Troubadours: Medieval poet-musicians of southern France.

WebAdvisor: Area of Campus Cruiser that allows students to register, check grades and see unofficial transcripts.