diff --git a/applications/test/vector/Make/files b/applications/test/vector/Make/files
index 62f06825ea..68db4be0f7 100644
--- a/applications/test/vector/Make/files
+++ b/applications/test/vector/Make/files
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-Test-vector.C
+Test-vector.cxx
 
 EXE = $(FOAM_USER_APPBIN)/Test-vector
diff --git a/applications/test/vector/Test-vector.C b/applications/test/vector/Test-vector.cxx
similarity index 84%
rename from applications/test/vector/Test-vector.C
rename to applications/test/vector/Test-vector.cxx
index 582f8bf504..cc2ad57d36 100644
--- a/applications/test/vector/Test-vector.C
+++ b/applications/test/vector/Test-vector.cxx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     \\  /    A nd           | www.openfoam.com
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    Copyright (C) 2018-2023 OpenCFD Ltd.
+    Copyright (C) 2018-2025 OpenCFD Ltd.
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
     This file is part of OpenFOAM.
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@ Description
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 #include "vectorField.H"
+#include "boolVector.H"
+#include "labelVector.H"
 #include "IOstreams.H"
+#include "FixedList.H"
 #include "Random.H"
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <random>
@@ -125,6 +128,42 @@ void testNormalise(Field<Type>& fld)
 }
 
 
+// Transcribe vectorspace information into a FixedList
+template<class Type>
+void testTranscribe(Type& input)
+{
+    if constexpr
+    (
+        is_vectorspace_v<Type>
+     && std::is_floating_point_v<typename pTraits_cmptType<Type>::type>
+    )
+    {
+        constexpr auto nCmpts = pTraits_nComponents<Type>::value;
+        using cmpt = typename pTraits_cmptType<Type>::type;
+
+        FixedList<cmpt, nCmpts+1> values;
+        values.back() = 100;  // some additional data
+
+        VectorSpaceOps<nCmpts>::copy_n(input.cdata(), values.data());
+
+        Info<< "Transcribed " << input << " => " << values << nl;
+
+        for (auto& val : values)
+        {
+            val *= -1;
+        }
+
+        VectorSpaceOps<nCmpts>::copy_n(values.cdata(), input.data());
+        Info<< "  copied back (-1) as " << input
+            << " from " << values << nl;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        Info<< "Did not transcribe " << input << nl;
+    }
+}
+
+
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 //  Main program:
 
@@ -240,6 +279,16 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         testNormalise(vfld2);
     }
 
+    Info<< nl
+        << "Test transcribing components" << nl;
+    {
+        vector vec1(1.1, 2.2, 3.3);
+        testTranscribe(vec1);
+
+        labelVector vec2(10, 20, 30);
+        testTranscribe(vec2);
+    }
+
     Info<< "\nEnd\n" << nl;
 
     return 0;
diff --git a/applications/test/vectorTools/Make/files b/applications/test/vectorTools/Make/files
index 0b30b98f8f..6c1e81deb8 100644
--- a/applications/test/vectorTools/Make/files
+++ b/applications/test/vectorTools/Make/files
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-Test-vectorTools.C
+Test-vectorTools.cxx
 
 EXE = $(FOAM_USER_APPBIN)/Test-vectorTools
diff --git a/applications/test/vectorTools/Test-vectorTools.C b/applications/test/vectorTools/Test-vectorTools.cxx
similarity index 100%
rename from applications/test/vectorTools/Test-vectorTools.C
rename to applications/test/vectorTools/Test-vectorTools.cxx
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/FixedList/FixedList.H b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/FixedList/FixedList.H
index 5344e5b364..8a6abaa91f 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/FixedList/FixedList.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/FixedList/FixedList.H
@@ -384,6 +384,10 @@ public:
         //- Return an iterator to end traversing the FixedList
         inline iterator end() noexcept;
 
+        //- Return iterator at offset i from begin,
+        //- clamped to [0,N] range
+        inline iterator begin(const int i) noexcept;
+
 
     // Random access iterator (const)
 
@@ -399,6 +403,14 @@ public:
         //- Return const_iterator to end traversing the constant FixedList
         inline const_iterator end() const noexcept;
 
+        //- Return const_iterator at offset i from begin,
+        //- clamped to [0,N] range
+        inline const_iterator cbegin(const int i) const noexcept;
+
+        //- Return const_iterator at offset i from begin,
+        //- clamped to [0,N] range
+        inline const_iterator begin(const int i) const noexcept;
+
 
     // Reverse iterator (non-const)
 
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/FixedList/FixedListI.H b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/FixedList/FixedListI.H
index 7d590c3799..61fe38572f 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/FixedList/FixedListI.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/FixedList/FixedListI.H
@@ -499,6 +499,30 @@ Foam::FixedList<T, N>::cbegin() const noexcept
 }
 
 
+template<class T, unsigned N>
+inline typename Foam::FixedList<T, N>::iterator
+Foam::FixedList<T, N>::begin(const int i) noexcept
+{
+    return (v_ + (i < 0 ? 0 : int(N) < i ? int(N) : i));
+}
+
+
+template<class T, unsigned N>
+inline typename Foam::FixedList<T, N>::const_iterator
+Foam::FixedList<T, N>::begin(const int i) const noexcept
+{
+    return (v_ + (i < 0 ? 0 : int(N) < i ? int(N) : i));
+}
+
+
+template<class T, unsigned N>
+inline typename Foam::FixedList<T, N>::const_iterator
+Foam::FixedList<T, N>::cbegin(const int i) const noexcept
+{
+    return (v_ + (i < 0 ? 0 : int(N) < i ? int(N) : i));
+}
+
+
 template<class T, unsigned N>
 inline typename Foam::FixedList<T, N>::iterator
 Foam::FixedList<T, N>::end() noexcept
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/VectorSpace/VectorSpace.H b/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/VectorSpace/VectorSpace.H
index 048f49bb40..c3f7163c4b 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/VectorSpace/VectorSpace.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/VectorSpace/VectorSpace.H
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ public:
     // Constructors
 
         //- Construct initialized to zero
-        inline VectorSpace(const Foam::zero);
+        inline VectorSpace(Foam::zero);
 
         //- Copy construct
         inline VectorSpace(const VectorSpace<Form, Cmpt, Ncmpts>& vs);
@@ -174,10 +174,7 @@ public:
     // Member Functions
 
         //- The number of elements in the VectorSpace = Ncmpts.
-        static constexpr direction size() noexcept
-        {
-            return Ncmpts;
-        }
+        static constexpr direction size() noexcept { return Ncmpts; }
 
         inline const Cmpt& component(const direction) const;
         inline Cmpt& component(const direction);
@@ -186,10 +183,10 @@ public:
         inline void replace(const direction, const Cmpt&);
 
         //- Return const pointer to the first data element
-        inline const Cmpt* cdata() const noexcept;
+        const Cmpt* cdata() const noexcept { return v_; }
 
         //- Return pointer to the first data element
-        inline Cmpt* data() noexcept;
+        Cmpt* data() noexcept { return v_; }
 
         //- Assign all components to given value
         inline void fill(const Cmpt& s);
@@ -210,7 +207,7 @@ public:
         inline void operator+=(const VectorSpace<Form, Cmpt, Ncmpts>&);
         inline void operator-=(const VectorSpace<Form, Cmpt, Ncmpts>&);
 
-        inline void operator=(const Foam::zero);
+        inline void operator=(Foam::zero);
         inline void operator*=(const scalar);
         inline void operator/=(const scalar);
 
@@ -224,28 +221,25 @@ public:
         typedef const Cmpt* const_iterator;
 
 
-    // Random access iterator (non-const)
+    // Random access iterators (const and non-const)
 
-        //- Return an iterator to begin of VectorSpace
-        inline iterator begin() noexcept;
+        //- Return an iterator (pointer) to begin of VectorSpace
+        iterator begin() noexcept { return v_; }
 
-        //- Return an iterator to end of VectorSpace
-        inline iterator end() noexcept;
+        //- Return const_iterator (const pointer) to begin of VectorSpace
+        const_iterator begin() const noexcept { return v_; }
 
+        //- Return const_iterator (const pointer) to begin of VectorSpace
+        const_iterator cbegin() const noexcept { return v_; }
 
-    // Random access iterator (const)
+        //- Return an iterator (pointer) to end of VectorSpace
+        iterator end() noexcept { return (v_ + Ncmpts); }
 
-        //- Return const_iterator to begin of VectorSpace
-        inline const_iterator cbegin() const noexcept;
+        //- Return const_iterator (const pointer) to end of VectorSpace
+        const_iterator end() const noexcept { return (v_ + Ncmpts); }
 
-        //- Return const_iterator to end of VectorSpace
-        inline const_iterator cend() const noexcept;
-
-        //- Return const_iterator to begin of VectorSpace
-        inline const_iterator begin() const noexcept;
-
-        //- Return const_iterator to end of VectorSpace
-        inline const_iterator end() const noexcept;
+        //- Return const_iterator (const pointer) to end of VectorSpace
+        const_iterator cend() const noexcept { return (v_ + Ncmpts); }
 
 
     // IOstream Operators
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/VectorSpace/VectorSpaceI.H b/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/VectorSpace/VectorSpaceI.H
index 7f8bbd46dc..772baa7d4f 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/VectorSpace/VectorSpaceI.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/VectorSpace/VectorSpaceI.H
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ License
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Constructors  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 template<class Form, class Cmpt, Foam::direction Ncmpts>
-inline Foam::VectorSpace<Form, Cmpt, Ncmpts>::VectorSpace(const Foam::zero)
+inline Foam::VectorSpace<Form, Cmpt, Ncmpts>::VectorSpace(Foam::zero)
 {
-    VectorSpaceOps<Ncmpts,0>::eqOpS(*this, Zero, eqOp<Cmpt>());
+    VectorSpaceOps<Ncmpts>::fill_n(this->begin(), Cmpt(Foam::zero{}));
 }
 
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ inline Foam::VectorSpace<Form, Cmpt, Ncmpts>::VectorSpace
     const VectorSpace<Form, Cmpt, Ncmpts>& vs
 )
 {
-    VectorSpaceOps<Ncmpts,0>::eqOp(*this, vs, eqOp<Cmpt>());
+    VectorSpaceOps<Ncmpts>::copy_n(vs.cbegin(), this->begin());
 }
 
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ inline Foam::VectorSpace<Form, Cmpt, Ncmpts>::VectorSpace
     const VectorSpace<Form2, Cmpt2, Ncmpts>& vs
 )
 {
-    VectorSpaceOps<Ncmpts,0>::eqOp(*this, vs, eqOp<Cmpt>());
+    VectorSpaceOps<Ncmpts>::copy_n(vs.cbegin(), this->begin());
 }
 
 
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ inline void Foam::VectorSpace<Form, Cmpt, Ncmpts>::replace
 template<class Form, class Cmpt, Foam::direction Ncmpts>
 inline void Foam::VectorSpace<Form, Cmpt, Ncmpts>::fill(const Cmpt& s)
 {
-    VectorSpaceOps<Ncmpts,0>::eqOpS(*this, s, eqOp<Cmpt>());
+    VectorSpaceOps<Ncmpts>::fill_n(this->begin(), s);
 }
 
 
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ template<class Form, class Cmpt, Foam::direction Ncmpts>
 inline Form Foam::VectorSpace<Form, Cmpt, Ncmpts>::uniform(const Cmpt& s)
 {
     Form v;
-    VectorSpaceOps<Ncmpts,0>::eqOpS(v, s, eqOp<Cmpt>());
+    v.fill(s);
     return v;
 }
 
@@ -186,68 +186,6 @@ Foam::VectorSpace<Form, Cmpt, Ncmpts>::block() const
 }
 
 
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Iterator  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
-
-template<class Form, class Cmpt, Foam::direction Ncmpts>
-inline Cmpt* Foam::VectorSpace<Form, Cmpt, Ncmpts>::data() noexcept
-{
-    return v_;
-}
-
-
-template<class Form, class Cmpt, Foam::direction Ncmpts>
-inline const Cmpt* Foam::VectorSpace<Form, Cmpt, Ncmpts>::cdata() const noexcept
-{
-    return v_;
-}
-
-
-template<class Form, class Cmpt, Foam::direction Ncmpts>
-inline Cmpt* Foam::VectorSpace<Form, Cmpt, Ncmpts>::begin() noexcept
-{
-    return v_;
-}
-
-
-template<class Form, class Cmpt, Foam::direction Ncmpts>
-inline Cmpt* Foam::VectorSpace<Form, Cmpt, Ncmpts>::end() noexcept
-{
-    return (v_ + Ncmpts);
-}
-
-
-template<class Form, class Cmpt, Foam::direction Ncmpts>
-inline const Cmpt* Foam::VectorSpace<Form, Cmpt, Ncmpts>::cbegin()
-const noexcept
-{
-    return v_;
-}
-
-
-template<class Form, class Cmpt, Foam::direction Ncmpts>
-inline const Cmpt* Foam::VectorSpace<Form, Cmpt, Ncmpts>::cend()
-const noexcept
-{
-    return (v_ + Ncmpts);
-}
-
-
-template<class Form, class Cmpt, Foam::direction Ncmpts>
-inline const Cmpt* Foam::VectorSpace<Form, Cmpt, Ncmpts>::begin()
-const noexcept
-{
-    return v_;
-}
-
-
-template<class Form, class Cmpt, Foam::direction Ncmpts>
-inline const Cmpt* Foam::VectorSpace<Form, Cmpt, Ncmpts>::end()
-const noexcept
-{
-    return (v_ + Ncmpts);
-}
-
-
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Member Operators  * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 template<class Form, class Cmpt, Foam::direction Ncmpts>
@@ -346,7 +284,7 @@ inline void Foam::VectorSpace<Form, Cmpt, Ncmpts>::operator=
     const VectorSpace<Form, Cmpt, Ncmpts>& vs
 )
 {
-    VectorSpaceOps<Ncmpts,0>::eqOp(*this, vs, eqOp<Cmpt>());
+    VectorSpaceOps<Ncmpts>::copy_n(vs.cbegin(), this->begin());
 }
 
 
@@ -371,9 +309,9 @@ inline void Foam::VectorSpace<Form, Cmpt, Ncmpts>::operator-=
 
 
 template<class Form, class Cmpt, Foam::direction Ncmpts>
-inline void Foam::VectorSpace<Form, Cmpt, Ncmpts>::operator=(const Foam::zero)
+inline void Foam::VectorSpace<Form, Cmpt, Ncmpts>::operator=(Foam::zero)
 {
-    VectorSpaceOps<Ncmpts,0>::eqOpS(*this, 0, eqOp<Cmpt>());
+    VectorSpaceOps<Ncmpts>::fill_n(this->begin(), Cmpt(Foam::zero{}));
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/VectorSpace/VectorSpaceOps.H b/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/VectorSpace/VectorSpaceOps.H
index c608971b26..bc1e736688 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/VectorSpace/VectorSpaceOps.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/VectorSpace/VectorSpaceOps.H
@@ -43,9 +43,40 @@ namespace Foam
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 //- Recursive execution. Terminating at \<N\>, starting at index \<I\>
-template<direction N, direction I>
+template<direction N, direction I=0>
 struct VectorSpaceOps
 {
+    //- Somewhat equivalent to std::copy_n() but with templated loops.
+    //  \param [in] input indexable input data
+    //  \param [out] result indexable output data
+    template<class Input, class Output>
+    static inline void copy_n(Input input, Output result)
+    {
+        // if constexpr (I < N)
+        {
+            result[I] = input[I];
+            VectorSpaceOps<N, I+1>::copy_n(input, result);
+        }
+    }
+
+    //- Somewhat equivalent to std::fill_n() but with templated loops
+    //  \param [out] result indexable output data
+    //  \param val the value to assign for each entry
+    template<class Output, class T>
+    static inline void fill_n(Output result, const T& val)
+    {
+        // if constexpr (I < N)
+        {
+            result[I] = val;
+            VectorSpaceOps<N, I+1>::fill_n(result, val);
+        }
+    }
+
+    //- Apply the binary assignment operation to each vector-space
+    //- component.
+    //  \param [in,out] vs vector-space (indexed) data
+    //  \param s scalar/component data (non-indexed)
+    //  \param eo binary combine/assign operation
     template<class V, class S, class EqOp>
     static inline void eqOpS(V& vs, const S& s, EqOp eo)
     {
@@ -56,6 +87,10 @@ struct VectorSpaceOps
         }
     }
 
+    //- Apply the inplace binary reduction operation.
+    //  \param [in,out] s scalar or component data (non-indexed)
+    //  \param [in] vs input vector-space (indexed) data
+    //  \param eo binary combine/assign operation
     template<class S, class V, class EqOp>
     static inline void SeqOp(S& s, const V& vs, EqOp eo)
     {
@@ -66,6 +101,10 @@ struct VectorSpaceOps
         }
     }
 
+    //- Apply the inplace binary assignment operation to the components.
+    //  \param [in,out] vs1 vector-space (indexed) data
+    //  \param [in] vs2 second vector-space (indexed) data
+    //  \param eo binary combine/assign operation
     template<class V1, class V2, class EqOp>
     static inline void eqOp(V1& vs1, const V2& vs2, EqOp eo)
     {
@@ -76,34 +115,51 @@ struct VectorSpaceOps
         }
     }
 
-
-    template<class V, class V1, class S, class Op>
-    static inline void opVS(V& vs, const V1& vs1, const S& s, Op o)
+    //- Apply the binary operation between vector-space and scalar data
+    //- and assign the result.
+    //  \param [out] vs vector-space (indexed) data
+    //  \param [in] vs1 vector-space (indexed) data operand
+    //  \param [in] s scalar operand
+    //  \param bop binary operation
+    template<class V, class V1, class S, class BinaryOp>
+    static inline void opVS(V& vs, const V1& vs1, const S& s, BinaryOp bop)
     {
         // if constexpr (I < N)
         {
-            vs.v_[I] = o(vs1.v_[I], s);
-            VectorSpaceOps<N, I+1>::opVS(vs, vs1, s, o);
+            vs.v_[I] = bop(vs1.v_[I], s);
+            VectorSpaceOps<N, I+1>::opVS(vs, vs1, s, bop);
         }
     }
 
-    template<class V, class S, class V1, class Op>
-    static inline void opSV(V& vs, const S& s,  const V1& vs1, Op o)
+    //- Apply the binary operation between scalar and vector-space data
+    //- and assign the result.
+    //  \param [out] vs vector-space (indexed) data
+    //  \param [in] s scalar operand
+    //  \param [in] vs1 vector-space (indexed) data operand
+    //  \param bop binary operation
+    template<class V, class S, class V1, class BinaryOp>
+    static inline void opSV(V& vs, const S& s, const V1& vs1, BinaryOp bop)
     {
         // if constexpr (I < N)
         {
-            vs.v_[I] = o(s, vs1.v_[I]);
-            VectorSpaceOps<N, I+1>::opSV(vs, s, vs1, o);
+            vs.v_[I] = bop(s, vs1.v_[I]);
+            VectorSpaceOps<N, I+1>::opSV(vs, s, vs1, bop);
         }
     }
 
-    template<class V, class V1, class Op>
-    static inline void op(V& vs, const V1& vs1, const V1& vs2, Op o)
+    //- Apply the binary operation between two vector-space data
+    //- and assign the result.
+    //  \param [out] vs vector-space (indexed) data
+    //  \param [in] vs1 vector-space (indexed) data operand
+    //  \param [in] vs2 vector-space (indexed) data operand
+    //  \param bop binary operation
+    template<class V, class V1, class BinaryOp>
+    static inline void op(V& vs, const V1& vs1, const V1& vs2, BinaryOp bop)
     {
         // if constexpr (I < N)
         {
-            vs.v_[I] = o(vs1.v_[I], vs2.v_[I]);
-            VectorSpaceOps<N, I+1>::op(vs, vs1, vs2, o);
+            vs.v_[I] = bop(vs1.v_[I], vs2.v_[I]);
+            VectorSpaceOps<N, I+1>::op(vs, vs1, vs2, bop);
         }
     }
 };
@@ -115,6 +171,12 @@ struct VectorSpaceOps
 template<direction N>
 struct VectorSpaceOps<N, N>
 {
+    template<class Input, class Output>
+    static inline void copy_n(Input, Output) {}
+
+    template<class Output, class T>
+    static inline void fill_n(Output, const T&) {}
+
     template<class V, class S, class EqOp>
     static inline void eqOpS(V&, const S&, EqOp) {}
 
@@ -124,14 +186,14 @@ struct VectorSpaceOps<N, N>
     template<class V1, class V2, class EqOp>
     static inline void eqOp(V1&, const V2&, EqOp) {}
 
-    template<class V, class V1, class S, class Op>
-    static inline void opVS(V& vs, const V1&, const S&, Op) {}
+    template<class V, class V1, class S, class BinaryOp>
+    static inline void opVS(V&, const V1&, const S&, BinaryOp) {}
 
-    template<class V, class S, class V1, class Op>
-    static inline void opSV(V& vs, const S&, const V1&, Op) {}
+    template<class V, class S, class V1, class BinaryOp>
+    static inline void opSV(V&, const S&, const V1&, BinaryOp) {}
 
-    template<class V, class V1, class Op>
-    static inline void op(V& vs, const V1&, const V1&, Op) {}
+    template<class V, class V1, class BinaryOp>
+    static inline void op(V&, const V1&, const V1&, BinaryOp) {}
 };