1. (

• partition ,
• divider

) a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another) ;

2. (

• 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 ;

3. (

• partition

) (anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism ;

4. (

• division ,
• partition ,
• partitioning ,
• segmentation ,
• sectionalization ,
• sectionalisation

) the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart ;

1. (

• partition ,
• partition_off

) divide into parts, pieces, or sections; "The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British" ;

2. (

• partition ,
• zone

) separate or apportion into sections; "partition a room off" ;