meaning of partition

1. The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; separation; division; distribution; as, the partition of a kingdom.
2. That which divides or separates; that by which different things, or distinct parts of the same thing, are separated; separating boundary; dividing line or space; specifically, an interior wall dividing one part or apartment of a house, an inclosure, or the like, from another; as, a brick partition; lath and plaster partitions.
3. A part divided off by walls; an apartment; a compartment.
4. The servance of common or undivided interests, particularly in real estate. It may be effected by consent of parties, or by compulsion of law.
5. A score.
6. To divide into parts or shares; to divide and distribute; as, to partition an estate among various heirs.
7. To divide into distinct parts by lines, walls, etc. ; as, to partition a house.
8. partition 1. A logical section of a disk. Each partition normally has its own file system. Unix tends to treat partitions as though they were separate physical entities. 2. A division of a set into subsets so that each of its elements is in exactly one subset.
9. the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart

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