partition

noun

  1. 1

    the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart

  2. 2

    a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)

  3. 3

    (anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism

  4. 4

    (computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit

verb

  1. 1

    separate or apportion into sections

    partition a room off

  2. 2

    divide into parts, pieces, or sections

    The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British

Synonyms

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