subsector
noun
sub·sec·tor
ˈsəb-ˌsek-tər 
variants
or sub-sector
plural subsectors or sub-sectors
: a sector that is part of a larger sector
… the category is more diversified than you may think, since it can include such varied subsectors as aerospace components, high-tech industrial machinery, and scientific instruments.—
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Anti-consolidation rules in critical subsectors where the DoD relies on fewer than five suppliers.
—Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
In a survey of PE firms and their institutional investors this month by consulting firm Campbell Lutyens, investors ranked their appetite for LNG projects midway down a list of 20 energy subsectors, in between biogas and carbon capture.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 28 May 2026
InvestorBloc’s Johnson is also eyeing potential opportunities in certain subsectors of tech.
—Frank Holland, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
Across the sector’s five subsectors, the 2025 picture is one of continuity in core markets, selective expansion into new territories and tighter resource allocation.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 1 Apr. 2026
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Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
In a survey of PE firms and their institutional investors this month by consulting firm Campbell Lutyens, investors ranked their appetite for LNG projects midway down a list of 20 energy subsectors, in between biogas and carbon capture.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 28 May 2026
InvestorBloc’s Johnson is also eyeing potential opportunities in certain subsectors of tech.
—Frank Holland, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
Across the sector’s five subsectors, the 2025 picture is one of continuity in core markets, selective expansion into new territories and tighter resource allocation.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Subsector.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subsector. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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