partition

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partition Definition

• (n) a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)
• (n) the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
• (n) (computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit
• (v) divide into parts, pieces, or sections; "The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British"
• (v) separate or apportion into sections; "partition a room off"

partition Synonyms

• divider
• division
• partition
• partition off
• partitioning
• sectionalisation
• sectionalization
• segmentation
• zone