Meaning & Definition of Partition in English

1. A vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)

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

1. Divide into parts, pieces, or sections

• "The arab peninsula was partitioned by the british"

2. Separate or apportion into sections

• "Partition a room off"