delimit
Mark the edges
To delimit is to fix or mark the boundaries of something.
The word appears most often in technical or formal contexts: The treaty delimited the border between the two nations.
In computing, a delimiter is a character that marks where one piece of data ends and another begins—commas delimit fields in a spreadsheet.
State in detail
- delineateDescribe with precision
- determineEstablish through investigation
- establishCreate formally, permanently
- fixRepair or solution
set · designate · stipulate · mark · identify · clarify · articulate · spell out
To limit or restrict
contain · control · regulate · narrow · tighten · circumscribe · hem in · box in
Formal boundary setting
- borderOuter edge or limit
- frontierEdge of settlement
- perimeterShape's outer edge length
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
margin · threshold · fence · borderline · confines · bounds · extent · scope
Barrier separating spaces
- divideSeparate into parts
- segmentDistinct part of whole
- sectionDistinct divided part
- demarcateFix limits or boundaries
mark off · set apart · distinguish · differentiate · segregate · isolate · bracket · compartmentalize
specify
State in detail
- delineateDescribe with precision
- determineEstablish through investigation
- establishCreate formally, permanently
fix · set · designate · stipulate · mark · identify · clarify · articulate · spell out · pin down
constrain
To limit or restrict
curtail · contain · control · regulate · narrow · tighten · circumscribe · hem in · box in · rein in
demarcation
Formal boundary setting
edge · margin · threshold · fence · borderline · confines · bounds · extent · scope · ambit
partition
Barrier separating spaces
demarcate · mark off · set apart · distinguish · differentiate · segregate · isolate · bracket · compartmentalize · subdivide