partition

/pɑɹˈtɪʃən/

noun

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 are.
4
The division of a territory into two or more autonomous ones.
“Monarchies where partition isn't prohibited risk weakening trough parcellation and civil wars between the heirs”
5
A vertical structure that divides a room.
“a brick partition; lath and plaster partitions”
6
That which divides or separates; that by which different things, or distinct parts of the same thing, are separated; boundary; dividing line or space.
7
A part divided off by walls; an apartment; a compartment.
8
The severance of common or undivided interests, particularly in real estate. It may be effected by consent of parties, or by compulsion of law.
9
A section of a hard disk separately formatted.
10
A division of a database or one of its constituting elements such as tables into separate independent parts.
11
A collection of non-empty, disjoint subsets of a set whose union is the set itself (i.e. all elements of the set are contained in exactly one of the subsets).
12
A musical score.

1
To divide something into parts, sections or shares
2
To divide a region or country into two or more territories with separate political status
3
To separate or divide a room by a partition (ex. a wall), often use with off

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