Defenition of the word partition
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Defenition of the word partition
- To divide an object, area or space into sections or parts.
- A separately formatted section of a hard drive.
- separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
- (computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit
- a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)
- divide into parts, pieces, or sections; "The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British"
- separate or apportion into sections; "partition a room off"
- the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
- (anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism
- separate or apportion into sections
- divide into parts, pieces, or sections
Synonyms for the word partition
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- divider
- division
- partition off
- partitioning
- sectionalization
- segmentation
- subdivide
- subdivision
- zone
Hyponyms for the word partition
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- brattice
- bulkhead
- pound
- pound off
- screen
- screen off
- separate off
- septation
- septum
- subdivision
- wall
- zoning
Hypernyms for the word partition
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- body part
- computer memory unit
- construction
- divide
- part
- separate
- separation
- structure
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