partition
Noun · VerbWordNet 3.0
Noun (4)
- a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)Synonyms: divider
- (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 apartSynonyms: divisionpartitioningsegmentationsectionalizationsectionalisation
Verb (2)
- divide into parts, pieces, or sections“The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British”Synonyms: partition off
- separate or apportion into sections“partition a room off”Synonyms: zone
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
1.To divide into parts or shares; to divide and distribute; as, to partition an estate among various heirs. [1913 Webster]
2.To divide into distinct parts by lines, walls, etc.; as, to partition a house. [1913 Webster]
Uniform without, though severally partitioned within.— Bacon.[1913 Webster]
1.The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; separation; division; distribution; as, the partition of a kingdom. [1913 Webster]
And good from bad find no partition.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
2.That which divides or separates; that by which different things, or distinct parts of the same thing, are separated; separating boundary; dividing line or space; specifically, an interior wall dividing one part or apartment of a house, a compartment of a room, an inclosure, or the like, from another; as, a brick partition; lath and plaster partitions; cubicles with four-foot high partitions. [1913 Webster +PJC]
No sight could pass Betwixt the nice partitions of the grass.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]
3.A part divided off by walls; an apartment; a compartment. [R.] "Lodged in a small partition." --Milton. [1913 Webster]
4.(Law.) The severance of common or undivided interests, particularly in real estate. It may be effected by consent of parties, or by compulsion of law. [1913 Webster]
5.(Mus.) A score. [1913 Webster]
Partition of numbers (Math.), the resolution of integers into parts subject to given conditions. --Brande & C. [1913 Webster]
Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
1.<storage> A logical section of a disk. Each partition normally has its own file system. Unix tends to treat partitions as though they were separate physical entities.
2.<mathematics> A division of a set into subsets so that each of its elements is in exactly one subset.
(1996-12-09)