#1 partition n. [divider] a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another). wn
#2 partition v. [partition off] divide into parts, pieces, or sections; "The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British". wn
#3 partition n. (computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit. wn
#4 partition v. [zone] separate or apportion into sections; "partition a room off". wn
#5 partition n. (anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism. wn
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