partition
/pɑːˈtɪ.ʃən/
An action which divides a thing into parts, or separates one thing from another; A part of something that has been divided
- plural
- partitions
Meanings
- 1
An action which divides a thing into parts, or separates one thing from another
- 2
A part of something that has been divided
- 3
An approach to division in which one asks what the size of each part is, rather than (as in quotition) how many parts there arerare
- 4
The division of a territory into two or more autonomous onesrare
- 5
A vertical structure that divides a roomrare
- 6
That which divides or separates; that by which different things, or distinct parts of the same thing, are separated; boundary; dividing line or spacerare
- 7
A part divided off by walls; an apartment; a compartmentrare
- 8
The severance of common or undivided interests, particularly in real estate. It may be effected by consent of parties, or by compulsion of lawrare
- 9
A section of a hard disk separately formattedrare
- 10
A division of a database or one of its constituting elements such as tables into separate independent partsrare