Partition

English Meaning

The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; separation; division; distribution; as, the partition of a kingdom.

1. The act or process of dividing something into parts.
2. The state of being so divided.
3. Something that divides or separates, as a wall dividing one room or cubicle from another.
4. A wall, septum, or other separating membrane in an organism.
5. A part or section into which something has been divided.
6. Division of a country into separate, autonomous nations.
7. Mathematics An expression of a positive integer as a sum of positive integers.
8. Mathematics The decomposition of a set into a family of disjoint sets.
9. Computer Science A section of storage space on a hard disk.
10. Law Division of property, especially real estate.
11. To divide into parts, pieces, or sections.
12. To divide or separate by means of a partition: We partitioned off the alcove to make another bedroom.
13. To divide (a country) into separate, autonomous nations.