Dictionary definition · partition
noun
- a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)
- (computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit
- (anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism
- the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
verb
- divide into parts, pieces, or sections"The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British"
- separate or apportion into sections"partition a room off"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).