partition

Wall between spaces

A partition is a division in something formerly unified.

A room partition is a physical barrier that divides a room in two.

A partition in a hard drive designates separate storage areas.

When you partition something, you introduce a division into it.

A partitioned country, like Ireland or Korea, was formerly unified.

The act of partitioning is also called partition.

segment

section

Distinct divided part

divisionSplitting into parts
sectorDistinct division of whole
zoneBounded area designation

cell · chamber · bay · quadrant · subsection · module · unit · block · slice · piece

divider

wall

Vertical enclosing structure

screenDisplay or barrier
panelDistinct flat section
cubiclePartitioned office workspace

curtain · barrier · room divider · separator · bulkhead · baffle · fence · palisade · enclosure · shield

separation

divide

Separate into parts

splitSeparation into parts
divisionSplitting into parts
segregationForced separation by group

subdivision · demarcation · boundary · severance · cleavage · bifurcation · sectioning · parceling · compartmentalization · breakup

political

secession

Formal withdrawal from union

independenceFreedom from external control
autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
borderOuter edge or limit

refugees · displacement · reunification · annexation · self-determination · homeland · territory · separatism · breakaway · decolonization

computing

disk

Flat circular object

driveOperate a vehicle
volumeAmount of space filled
filesystemData storage organization scheme

sector · boot · swap · storage · formatting · allocation · logical · primary · extended · mount

mathematics

set

Arrange in position

subsetCollection within collection
equivalenceState of being equal
classGrouping by shared traits

disjoint · combinatorics · block · covering · integer · number theory · lattice · enumeration · refinement · coarsening

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