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Meaning of partition

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  partition
      n 1: a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall
           divides one room from another) [syn: {partition},
           {divider}]
      2: (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: (anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism
      4: the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the
         creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart [syn:
         {division}, {partition}, {partitioning}, {segmentation},
         {sectionalization}, {sectionalisation}]
      v 1: divide into parts, pieces, or sections; "The Arab peninsula
           was partitioned by the British" [syn: {partition},
           {partition off}]
      2: separate or apportion into sections; "partition a room off"
         [syn: {partition}, {zone}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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