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partition

partition

12 4.8
A separate area on a disk or computer where files are kept
  • noun
  • /pɑrˈtɪʃən/
  • Specialized
: partición
  • In computer science, a partition is created to divide a hard drive into separate sections for better organization.
  • data partition
  • generate partitions
  • partition of the sample

That happens because of UEFI which uses the GPT which is a GUID partition table rather than MBR master boot record.

Examples

  • The subcontinent's partition saw the Muslim ratio in India drop from nearly 25 percent to 9.61 percent.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Hit Apply and let Windows create your partitions and then click Next.

  • Later in Section 3, we refer to this partition as the special case.

    Academic text (2000)

  • We want to calculate the partition function for the system.

  • Algorithm 4 starts with an initial rectangular partition determined by the sets I and F.

    Academic text (2010)

  • Excavation also revealed a partition that separated the cellar into multiple rooms.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Note that 743 belongs to the partition 736,768 labeled by the number 23.

    Academic text (2000)

  • At the high level, scheduling of data partitions onto PMs is a relatively simple task.

    Academic text (2000)

  • Discriminative training divides the image space into 54 partitions separated by decision boundaries.

    Academic text (2017)

  • Furthermore, Kosovo's situation is unique: its independence, and even its partition, is unlikely to trigger further unraveling in the Balkans.

    Academic text (2005)

Synonyms

part
vspartition
∞ 1.0

A piece of something that, with others, makes a whole

is a specifically divided section used in technical contexts
subdivision
vspartition
13 4.1

A smaller part of something that has been split, like a chapter or section

is a technical section created by deliberate division
subpart
vspartition
3 7.2

A smaller section inside a larger section, for example in a book or manual

is a section defined by division rather than a nested unit

Antonyms

whole
374 1.0

All of something seen as one unit

unity
220 2.8

People or parts joined and acting as one

How Divided

fragment
204 3.2
partition
  • Specialized
12 4.8
segment
516 3.0
whole
374 1.0

Surface Forms

partition singular
partitions plural

Morphology

partition = part (transparent) = part + ition

In technical senses 'partition' denotes a section or division and this follows directly from 'part' + the noun-forming suffix, so the relation remains clear.

Etymology

Partition comes from an old Latin word and shares the root part, which means 'part'. So in computing or science a partition is simply one 'part' or section made when something is divided.