a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)
[ Syn: 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 apart
[ Syn: division , partitioning , segmentation , sectionalization , sectionalisation ]
partition (n.)
divide into parts, pieces, or sections; The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British
[ Syn: partition off ]
separate or apportion into sections; partition a room off
[ Syn: zone ]