Partition - Definition

n 1: a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall
divides one room from another) [syn: partition,
divider]
2: (computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated
to a particular operating system or application and accessed
as a single unit
3: (anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism
4: the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the
creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart [syn:
division, partition, partitioning, segmentation,
sectionalization, sectionalisation]
v 1: divide into parts, pieces, or sections; "The Arab peninsula
was partitioned by the British" [syn: partition,
partition off]
2: separate or apportion into sections; "partition a room off"
[syn: partition, zone]