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# VECSTANDARD
"standard" - A `VECSEQ` on one process and `VECMPI` on more than one process 
## Options Database Key

- ***-vec_type standard -*** sets a vector type to standard on calls to `VecSetFromOptions()`





## See Also
 [](ch_vectors), `Vec`, `VecType`, `VecCreateSeq()`, `VecCreateMPI()`

## Level
beginner

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/vec/vec/impls/mpi/pbvec.c.html#VECSTANDARD">src/vec/vec/impls/mpi/pbvec.c</A>


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[Index of all Vec routines](index.md)  
[Table of Contents for all manual pages](/manualpages/index.md)  
[Index of all manual pages](/manualpages/singleindex.md)  
