Partition Meaning

There are 6 meaning(s) for word Partition

Meaning 1 : divide into parts, pieces, or sections

    Example : The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British

    Synonyms : partition off
Meaning 2 : the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart

    Synonyms : division,  partitioning,  sectionalisation,  sectionalization,  segmentation
Meaning 3 : separate or apportion into sections

    Example : partition a room off

    Synonyms : zone
Meaning 4 : a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)

    Synonyms : divider
Meaning 5 : (anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism

Meaning 6 : (computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit