Partition

[n] the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
[n] a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)
[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] separate or apportion into sections; "partition a room off"
[v] divide into parts, pieces, or sections; "The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British"

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Synonyms

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

Related Terms

abstraction, alienation, allotment, apportion, apportioning, apportionment, area, barrier, bisector, booth, boundary, brattice, breaking up, budgeting, buffer, buffer state, bulkhead, bumper, carve, carve up, cell, chamber, cloison, collision mat, compart