diff --git a/src/entt/container/dense_map.hpp b/src/entt/container/dense_map.hpp
index 5165f897f..372b57a2a 100644
--- a/src/entt/container/dense_map.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/container/dense_map.hpp
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #include <tuple>
 #include <type_traits>
 #include <utility>
-#include <vector>
 #include "../config/config.h"
 #include "../core/bit.hpp"
 #include "../core/compressed_pair.hpp"
@@ -21,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "../core/memory.hpp"
 #include "../core/type_traits.hpp"
 #include "../stl/iterator.hpp"
+#include "../stl/vector.hpp"
 #include "fwd.hpp"
 
 namespace entt {
@@ -237,8 +237,8 @@ class dense_map {
     using node_type = internal::dense_map_node<Key, Type>;
     using alloc_traits = std::allocator_traits<Allocator>;
     static_assert(std::is_same_v<typename alloc_traits::value_type, std::pair<const Key, Type>>, "Invalid value type");
-    using sparse_container_type = std::vector<std::size_t, typename alloc_traits::template rebind_alloc<std::size_t>>;
-    using packed_container_type = std::vector<node_type, typename alloc_traits::template rebind_alloc<node_type>>;
+    using sparse_container_type = stl::vector<std::size_t, typename alloc_traits::template rebind_alloc<std::size_t>>;
+    using packed_container_type = stl::vector<node_type, typename alloc_traits::template rebind_alloc<node_type>>;
 
     [[nodiscard]] std::size_t key_to_bucket(const auto &key) const noexcept {
         // NOLINTNEXTLINE(cppcoreguidelines-pro-bounds-array-to-pointer-decay)
diff --git a/src/entt/container/dense_set.hpp b/src/entt/container/dense_set.hpp
index 11ee751e8..adab3dac4 100644
--- a/src/entt/container/dense_set.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/container/dense_set.hpp
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@
 #include <tuple>
 #include <type_traits>
 #include <utility>
-#include <vector>
 #include "../config/config.h"
 #include "../core/bit.hpp"
 #include "../core/compressed_pair.hpp"
 #include "../core/type_traits.hpp"
 #include "../stl/iterator.hpp"
+#include "../stl/vector.hpp"
 #include "fwd.hpp"
 
 namespace entt {
@@ -201,8 +201,8 @@ class dense_set {
     using node_type = std::pair<std::size_t, Type>;
     using alloc_traits = std::allocator_traits<Allocator>;
     static_assert(std::is_same_v<typename alloc_traits::value_type, Type>, "Invalid value type");
-    using sparse_container_type = std::vector<std::size_t, typename alloc_traits::template rebind_alloc<std::size_t>>;
-    using packed_container_type = std::vector<node_type, typename alloc_traits::template rebind_alloc<node_type>>;
+    using sparse_container_type = stl::vector<std::size_t, typename alloc_traits::template rebind_alloc<std::size_t>>;
+    using packed_container_type = stl::vector<node_type, typename alloc_traits::template rebind_alloc<node_type>>;
 
     [[nodiscard]] std::size_t value_to_bucket(const auto &value) const noexcept {
         return fast_mod(static_cast<size_type>(sparse.second()(value)), bucket_count());
diff --git a/src/entt/container/fwd.hpp b/src/entt/container/fwd.hpp
index 46222634c..95c0f54fb 100644
--- a/src/entt/container/fwd.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/container/fwd.hpp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include <functional>
 #include <memory>
 #include <utility>
-#include <vector>
+#include "../stl/vector.hpp"
 
 namespace entt {
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class basic_table;
  * @tparam Type Element types.
  */
 template<typename... Type>
-using table = basic_table<std::vector<Type>...>;
+using table = basic_table<stl::vector<Type>...>;
 
 } // namespace entt
 
diff --git a/src/entt/core/algorithm.hpp b/src/entt/core/algorithm.hpp
index d6d147016..7afe91b96 100644
--- a/src/entt/core/algorithm.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/core/algorithm.hpp
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 #include <functional>
 #include <iterator>
 #include <utility>
-#include <vector>
 #include "../stl/functional.hpp"
 #include "../stl/iterator.hpp"
+#include "../stl/vector.hpp"
 
 namespace entt {
 
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ struct radix_sort {
 
             using value_type = std::iterator_traits<It>::value_type;
             using difference_type = std::iterator_traits<It>::difference_type;
-            std::vector<value_type> aux(static_cast<std::size_t>(std::distance(first, last)));
+            stl::vector<value_type> aux(static_cast<std::size_t>(std::distance(first, last)));
 
             auto part = [getter = std::move(getter)](auto from, auto to, auto out, auto start) {
                 constexpr auto mask = (1 << Bit) - 1;
diff --git a/src/entt/entity/mixin.hpp b/src/entt/entity/mixin.hpp
index be2d180ad..815e8ad60 100644
--- a/src/entt/entity/mixin.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/entity/mixin.hpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "../core/type_info.hpp"
 #include "../signal/sigh.hpp"
 #include "../stl/iterator.hpp"
+#include "../stl/vector.hpp"
 #include "entity.hpp"
 #include "fwd.hpp"
 
@@ -394,7 +395,7 @@ class basic_reactive_mixin final: public Type {
 
     using alloc_traits = std::allocator_traits<typename underlying_type::allocator_type>;
     using basic_registry_type = basic_registry<typename owner_type::entity_type, typename owner_type::allocator_type>;
-    using container_type = std::vector<connection, typename alloc_traits::template rebind_alloc<connection>>;
+    using container_type = stl::vector<connection, typename alloc_traits::template rebind_alloc<connection>>;
 
     static_assert(std::is_base_of_v<basic_registry_type, owner_type>, "Invalid registry type");
 
diff --git a/src/entt/entity/organizer.hpp b/src/entt/entity/organizer.hpp
index 8838beaa7..4c7d79c86 100644
--- a/src/entt/entity/organizer.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/entity/organizer.hpp
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <type_traits>
 #include <utility>
-#include <vector>
 #include "../core/type_info.hpp"
 #include "../core/type_traits.hpp"
 #include "../core/utility.hpp"
 #include "../graph/adjacency_matrix.hpp"
 #include "../graph/flow.hpp"
+#include "../stl/vector.hpp"
 #include "fwd.hpp"
 #include "helper.hpp"
 
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ public:
          * @param from List of in-edges of the vertex.
          * @param to List of out-edges of the vertex.
          */
-        vertex(vertex_data data, std::vector<std::size_t> from, std::vector<std::size_t> to)
+        vertex(vertex_data data, stl::vector<std::size_t> from, stl::vector<std::size_t> to)
             : node{std::move(data)},
               in{std::move(from)},
               out{std::move(to)} {}
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ public:
          * @brief Returns the list of in-edges of a vertex.
          * @return The list of in-edges of a vertex.
          */
-        [[nodiscard]] const std::vector<std::size_t> &in_edges() const noexcept {
+        [[nodiscard]] const stl::vector<std::size_t> &in_edges() const noexcept {
             return in;
         }
 
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ public:
          * @brief Returns the list of out-edges of a vertex.
          * @return The list of out-edges of a vertex.
          */
-        [[nodiscard]] const std::vector<std::size_t> &out_edges() const noexcept {
+        [[nodiscard]] const stl::vector<std::size_t> &out_edges() const noexcept {
             return out;
         }
 
@@ -305,8 +305,8 @@ public:
 
     private:
         vertex_data node;
-        std::vector<std::size_t> in;
-        std::vector<std::size_t> out;
+        stl::vector<std::size_t> in;
+        stl::vector<std::size_t> out;
     };
 
     /**
@@ -399,13 +399,13 @@ public:
      * @brief Generates a task graph for the current content.
      * @return The adjacency list of the task graph.
      */
-    [[nodiscard]] std::vector<vertex> graph() const {
-        std::vector<vertex> adjacency_list{};
+    [[nodiscard]] stl::vector<vertex> graph() const {
+        stl::vector<vertex> adjacency_list{};
         adjacency_list.reserve(vertices.size());
 
         for(auto adjacency_matrix = builder.graph(); auto curr: adjacency_matrix.vertices()) {
-            std::vector<std::size_t> in{};
-            std::vector<std::size_t> out{};
+            stl::vector<std::size_t> in{};
+            stl::vector<std::size_t> out{};
 
             for(auto &&edge: adjacency_matrix.in_edges(curr)) {
                 in.push_back(edge.first);
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ public:
     }
 
 private:
-    std::vector<vertex_data> vertices;
+    stl::vector<vertex_data> vertices;
     flow builder;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/entt/entity/runtime_view.hpp b/src/entt/entity/runtime_view.hpp
index 0cdbfc9aa..dc2934c9d 100644
--- a/src/entt/entity/runtime_view.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/entity/runtime_view.hpp
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <iterator>
 #include <utility>
-#include <vector>
+#include "../stl/vector.hpp"
 #include "entity.hpp"
 #include "fwd.hpp"
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public:
           it{},
           tombstone_check{} {}
 
-    runtime_view_iterator(const std::vector<Set *> &cpools, iterator_type curr, const std::vector<Set *> &ignore) noexcept
+    runtime_view_iterator(const stl::vector<Set *> &cpools, iterator_type curr, const stl::vector<Set *> &ignore) noexcept
         : pools{&cpools},
           filter{&ignore},
           it{curr},
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ public:
     }
 
 private:
-    const std::vector<Set *> *pools;
-    const std::vector<Set *> *filter;
+    const stl::vector<Set *> *pools;
+    const stl::vector<Set *> *filter;
     iterator_type it;
     bool tombstone_check;
 };
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ template<typename Type, typename Allocator>
 class basic_runtime_view {
     using alloc_traits = std::allocator_traits<Allocator>;
     static_assert(std::is_same_v<typename alloc_traits::value_type, Type *>, "Invalid value type");
-    using container_type = std::vector<Type *, Allocator>;
+    using container_type = stl::vector<Type *, Allocator>;
 
     [[nodiscard]] auto offset() const noexcept {
         ENTT_ASSERT(!pools.empty(), "Invalid view");
diff --git a/src/entt/entity/sparse_set.hpp b/src/entt/entity/sparse_set.hpp
index 0bdfc0b17..6f3caf387 100644
--- a/src/entt/entity/sparse_set.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/entity/sparse_set.hpp
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <type_traits>
 #include <utility>
-#include <vector>
 #include "../config/config.h"
 #include "../core/algorithm.hpp"
 #include "../core/any.hpp"
 #include "../core/bit.hpp"
 #include "../core/type_info.hpp"
 #include "../stl/iterator.hpp"
+#include "../stl/vector.hpp"
 #include "entity.hpp"
 #include "fwd.hpp"
 
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ template<typename Entity, typename Allocator>
 class basic_sparse_set {
     using alloc_traits = std::allocator_traits<Allocator>;
     static_assert(std::is_same_v<typename alloc_traits::value_type, Entity>, "Invalid value type");
-    using sparse_container_type = std::vector<typename alloc_traits::pointer, typename alloc_traits::template rebind_alloc<typename alloc_traits::pointer>>;
-    using packed_container_type = std::vector<Entity, Allocator>;
+    using sparse_container_type = stl::vector<typename alloc_traits::pointer, typename alloc_traits::template rebind_alloc<typename alloc_traits::pointer>>;
+    using packed_container_type = stl::vector<Entity, Allocator>;
     using traits_type = entt_traits<Entity>;
 
     static constexpr auto max_size = static_cast<std::size_t>(traits_type::to_entity(null));
diff --git a/src/entt/entity/storage.hpp b/src/entt/entity/storage.hpp
index f6e52dccd..c6bb3a39f 100644
--- a/src/entt/entity/storage.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/entity/storage.hpp
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include <tuple>
 #include <type_traits>
 #include <utility>
-#include <vector>
 #include "../config/config.h"
 #include "../core/bit.hpp"
 #include "../core/iterator.hpp"
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "../core/type_info.hpp"
 #include "../stl/iterator.hpp"
 #include "../stl/memory.hpp"
+#include "../stl/vector.hpp"
 #include "component.hpp"
 #include "entity.hpp"
 #include "fwd.hpp"
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ template<typename Type, typename Entity, typename Allocator>
 class basic_storage: public basic_sparse_set<Entity, typename std::allocator_traits<Allocator>::template rebind_alloc<Entity>> {
     using alloc_traits = std::allocator_traits<Allocator>;
     static_assert(std::is_same_v<typename alloc_traits::value_type, Type>, "Invalid value type");
-    using container_type = std::vector<typename alloc_traits::pointer, typename alloc_traits::template rebind_alloc<typename alloc_traits::pointer>>;
+    using container_type = stl::vector<typename alloc_traits::pointer, typename alloc_traits::template rebind_alloc<typename alloc_traits::pointer>>;
     using underlying_type = basic_sparse_set<Entity, typename alloc_traits::template rebind_alloc<Entity>>;
     using underlying_iterator = underlying_type::basic_iterator;
     using traits_type = component_traits<Type, Entity>;
diff --git a/src/entt/entt.hpp b/src/entt/entt.hpp
index fed8616d6..d335dc7f1 100644
--- a/src/entt/entt.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/entt.hpp
@@ -69,4 +69,5 @@ namespace entt {}
 #include "stl/functional.hpp"
 #include "stl/iterator.hpp"
 #include "stl/memory.hpp"
+#include "stl/vector.hpp"
 // IWYU pragma: end_exports
diff --git a/src/entt/graph/adjacency_matrix.hpp b/src/entt/graph/adjacency_matrix.hpp
index 84ce65861..a174dde63 100644
--- a/src/entt/graph/adjacency_matrix.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/graph/adjacency_matrix.hpp
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <type_traits>
 #include <utility>
-#include <vector>
 #include "../config/config.h"
 #include "../core/iterator.hpp"
+#include "../stl/vector.hpp"
 #include "fwd.hpp"
 
 namespace entt {
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ template<std::derived_from<directed_tag> Category, typename Allocator>
 class adjacency_matrix {
     using alloc_traits = std::allocator_traits<Allocator>;
     static_assert(std::is_same_v<typename alloc_traits::value_type, std::size_t>, "Invalid value type");
-    using container_type = std::vector<std::size_t, typename alloc_traits::template rebind_alloc<std::size_t>>;
+    using container_type = stl::vector<std::size_t, typename alloc_traits::template rebind_alloc<std::size_t>>;
 
 public:
     /*! @brief Allocator type. */
diff --git a/src/entt/graph/flow.hpp b/src/entt/graph/flow.hpp
index e5625f438..c4aeaab06 100644
--- a/src/entt/graph/flow.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/graph/flow.hpp
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <type_traits>
 #include <utility>
-#include <vector>
 #include "../config/config.h"
 #include "../container/dense_map.hpp"
 #include "../container/dense_set.hpp"
@@ -18,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "../core/iterator.hpp"
 #include "../stl/functional.hpp"
 #include "../stl/iterator.hpp"
+#include "../stl/vector.hpp"
 #include "adjacency_matrix.hpp"
 #include "fwd.hpp"
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class basic_flow {
     using alloc_traits = std::allocator_traits<Allocator>;
     static_assert(std::is_same_v<typename alloc_traits::value_type, id_type>, "Invalid value type");
     using task_container_type = dense_set<id_type, stl::identity, std::equal_to<>, typename alloc_traits::template rebind_alloc<id_type>>;
-    using ro_rw_container_type = std::vector<std::pair<std::size_t, bool>, typename alloc_traits::template rebind_alloc<std::pair<std::size_t, bool>>>;
+    using ro_rw_container_type = stl::vector<std::pair<std::size_t, bool>, typename alloc_traits::template rebind_alloc<std::pair<std::size_t, bool>>>;
     using deps_container_type = dense_map<id_type, ro_rw_container_type, stl::identity, std::equal_to<>, typename alloc_traits::template rebind_alloc<std::pair<const id_type, ro_rw_container_type>>>;
     using adjacency_matrix_type = adjacency_matrix<directed_tag, typename alloc_traits::template rebind_alloc<std::size_t>>;
 
diff --git a/src/entt/meta/meta.hpp b/src/entt/meta/meta.hpp
index e4fc85b2d..151e3b5e2 100644
--- a/src/entt/meta/meta.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/meta/meta.hpp
@@ -1822,7 +1822,7 @@ inline bool meta_sequence_container::reserve(const size_type sz) {
  * @return A possibly invalid iterator to the inserted element.
  */
 inline meta_sequence_container::iterator meta_sequence_container::insert(const iterator &it, meta_any value) {
-    // this abomination is necessary because only on macos value_type and const_reference are different types for std::vector<bool>
+    // this abomination is necessary because only on macos value_type and const_reference are different types for stl::vector<bool>
     if(const auto &vtype = value_type_node(internal::meta_context::from(*ctx)); !const_only && (value.allow_cast({*ctx, vtype}) || value.allow_cast({*ctx, const_reference_node(internal::meta_context::from(*ctx))}))) {
         const bool is_value_type = (value.type().info() == *vtype.info);
         return insert_fn(*ctx, const_cast<void *>(data), is_value_type ? value.base().data() : nullptr, is_value_type ? nullptr : value.base().data(), it);
diff --git a/src/entt/meta/node.hpp b/src/entt/meta/node.hpp
index 0cf680091..b9cecfb4e 100644
--- a/src/entt/meta/node.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/meta/node.hpp
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <type_traits>
 #include <utility>
-#include <vector>
 #include "../config/config.h"
 #include "../core/bit.hpp"
 #include "../core/concepts.hpp"
@@ -16,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "../core/type_info.hpp"
 #include "../core/type_traits.hpp"
 #include "../core/utility.hpp"
+#include "../stl/vector.hpp"
 #include "context.hpp"
 #include "fwd.hpp"
 #include "type_traits.hpp"
@@ -123,11 +123,11 @@ struct meta_template_node {
 };
 
 struct meta_type_descriptor {
-    std::vector<meta_ctor_node> ctor{};
-    std::vector<meta_base_node> base{};
-    std::vector<meta_conv_node> conv{};
-    std::vector<meta_data_node> data{};
-    std::vector<meta_func_node> func{};
+    stl::vector<meta_ctor_node> ctor{};
+    stl::vector<meta_base_node> base{};
+    stl::vector<meta_conv_node> conv{};
+    stl::vector<meta_data_node> data{};
+    stl::vector<meta_func_node> func{};
 };
 
 struct meta_type_node {
diff --git a/src/entt/process/scheduler.hpp b/src/entt/process/scheduler.hpp
index 3a766a669..a4ceffe56 100644
--- a/src/entt/process/scheduler.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/process/scheduler.hpp
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <type_traits>
 #include <utility>
-#include <vector>
 #include "../config/config.h"
 #include "../core/compressed_pair.hpp"
+#include "../stl/vector.hpp"
 #include "fwd.hpp"
 #include "process.hpp"
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class basic_scheduler {
     using base_type = basic_process<Delta, Allocator>;
     using alloc_traits = std::allocator_traits<Allocator>;
     using container_allocator = alloc_traits::template rebind_alloc<std::shared_ptr<base_type>>;
-    using container_type = std::vector<std::shared_ptr<base_type>, container_allocator>;
+    using container_type = stl::vector<std::shared_ptr<base_type>, container_allocator>;
 
 public:
     /*! @brief Process type. */
diff --git a/src/entt/signal/dispatcher.hpp b/src/entt/signal/dispatcher.hpp
index 21ffd1b15..d762f745f 100644
--- a/src/entt/signal/dispatcher.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/signal/dispatcher.hpp
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <type_traits>
 #include <utility>
-#include <vector>
 #include "../container/dense_map.hpp"
 #include "../core/compressed_pair.hpp"
 #include "../core/concepts.hpp"
 #include "../core/fwd.hpp"
 #include "../core/type_info.hpp"
 #include "../stl/functional.hpp"
+#include "../stl/vector.hpp"
 #include "fwd.hpp"
 #include "sigh.hpp"
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ template<cvref_unqualified Type, typename Allocator>
 class dispatcher_handler final: public basic_dispatcher_handler {
     using alloc_traits = std::allocator_traits<Allocator>;
     using signal_type = sigh<void(Type &), Allocator>;
-    using container_type = std::vector<Type, typename alloc_traits::template rebind_alloc<Type>>;
+    using container_type = stl::vector<Type, typename alloc_traits::template rebind_alloc<Type>>;
 
 public:
     using allocator_type = Allocator;
diff --git a/src/entt/signal/sigh.hpp b/src/entt/signal/sigh.hpp
index 87eff724b..a70f0225d 100644
--- a/src/entt/signal/sigh.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/signal/sigh.hpp
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <type_traits>
 #include <utility>
-#include <vector>
+#include "../stl/vector.hpp"
 #include "delegate.hpp"
 #include "fwd.hpp"
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class sigh<Ret(Args...), Allocator> {
 
     using alloc_traits = std::allocator_traits<Allocator>;
     using delegate_type = delegate<Ret(Args...)>;
-    using container_type = std::vector<delegate_type, typename alloc_traits::template rebind_alloc<delegate_type>>;
+    using container_type = stl::vector<delegate_type, typename alloc_traits::template rebind_alloc<delegate_type>>;
 
 public:
     /*! @brief Allocator type. */
diff --git a/src/entt/stl/vector.hpp b/src/entt/stl/vector.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d942d47f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/entt/stl/vector.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#ifndef ENTT_STL_VECTOR_HPP
+#define ENTT_STL_VECTOR_HPP
+
+#include "../config/config.h"
+
+#include <vector>
+
+/*! @cond ENTT_INTERNAL */
+namespace entt::stl {
+
+using std::vector;
+
+} // namespace entt::stl
+/*! @endcond */
+
+#endif