partitioning
Separating into sections
Partitioning is dividing something into separate parts or sections.
A room can be partitioned with screens or walls.
In computing, partitioning a hard drive creates distinct sections that function as separate storage units.
The term applies broadly to any systematic division: the partitioning of India, database partitioning, the partitioning of an estate among heirs.
Available assets or supplies
- memoryMind's retention capacity
- spaceUnoccupied area or interval
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- quotaFixed assigned amount
slots · shares · scheduling · provisioning · capacity · prioritization · distribution · rationing
Division into two equal parts
- subdivisionPortion of something larger
- halvingDividing into two
- trisectionDivision into three
- quadrantsFour equal divisions
splitting · sectioning · fractioning · segmenting · demarcation · carving · slicing · cleaving
Outer edge or limit
- boundaryLine marking a limit
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
- enclaveSurrounded distinct territory
- provinceRegional administrative district
region · state · territory · sovereignty · jurisdiction · annexation · colony · secession
Obstruction preventing passage
- wallVertical enclosing structure
- screenDisplay or barrier
- dividerThing that partitions
- curtainFabric hung for privacy
fence · boundary · panel · cubicle · compartment · enclosure · bulkhead · membrane
Subdivisions of an organization
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- teamsOrganized cooperative groups
- unitsStandard measures of quantity
- divisionsSeparate portions of something
branches · modules · segments · tiers · levels · categories · groupings · classifications
How property gets utilized
- rezoningChanging land-use designation
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
- varianceSpread around the mean
- residentialRelating to housing
commercial · industrial · agricultural · mixed-use · setback · density · bylaws · development
resources
Available assets or supplies
quota · slots · shares · scheduling · provisioning · capacity · prioritization · distribution · rationing · time-slicing
bisection
Division into two equal parts
- subdivisionPortion of something larger
- halvingDividing into two
- trisectionDivision into three
quadrants · splitting · sectioning · fractioning · segmenting · demarcation · carving · slicing · cleaving · dissection
border
Outer edge or limit
- boundaryLine marking a limit
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
- enclaveSurrounded distinct territory
province · region · state · territory · sovereignty · jurisdiction · annexation · colony · secession · independence
barrier
Obstruction preventing passage
curtain · fence · boundary · panel · cubicle · compartment · enclosure · bulkhead · membrane · septum
departments
Subdivisions of an organization
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- teamsOrganized cooperative groups
- unitsStandard measures of quantity
divisions · branches · modules · segments · tiers · levels · categories · groupings · classifications · clusters
land-use
How property gets utilized
- rezoningChanging land-use designation
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
- varianceSpread around the mean
residential · commercial · industrial · agricultural · mixed-use · setback · density · bylaws · development
filesystem
Data storage organization scheme
cluster · GPT · NTFS · FAT32 · RAID · bootloader · mount · unmount · harddrive · table
- data lakeslakehouse, landing zone, raw data, ingestion, parquet
- organizingorganizing, categorizing, grouping, structuring, classifying
- breaking downsplitting, fragmenting, dividing, breaking up, sectioning
- distributingdistributing, dispensing, allocating, apportioning, doling out
- divisiondivision, divide, divided, dividing, split
- divisionssection, sections, segment, segments, subdivision
partitioningunifying
Making disparate elements one
unification · merging · joining · combining · integration
partitioningconsolidating
Combining dispersed elements
consolidation · centralizing · centralization · amassing · gathering
partitioningconnection
A joining or relation
connecting · linking · bridging · integrating · interconnecting
part, depart, partial, partisan, partition, particularly, impart, repartee, particle