Partition

The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; separation; division; distribution; as, the partition of a kingdom.

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.

A part divided off by walls; an apartment; a compartment.

The servance of common or undivided interests, particularly in real estate. It may be effected by consent of parties, or by compulsion of law.

A score.

To divide into parts or shares; to divide and distribute; as, to partition an estate among various heirs.

To divide into distinct parts by lines, walls, etc.; as, to partition a house.

(anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism

(computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit

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