Overview of noun partition

The noun partition has 4 senses

• partition, divider -- (a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another))


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


• partition -- ((anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism)


• division, partition, partitioning, segmentation, sectionalization, sectionalisation -- (the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart)

Overview of verb partition

The verb partition has 2 senses

• partition, partition off -- (divide into parts, pieces, or sections; "The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British")


• partition, zone -- (separate or apportion into sections; "partition a room off")