repartition
- noun
- /ˌriːpɑːrˈtɪʃən/
- Specialized
:
repartición
- During the system upgrade, the technician explained how a repartition of the disk would improve performance and storage efficiency.
Examples
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The repartition of the territory aimed to address historical grievances among the communities living there.
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Should I boot a DOS disc and repartition and reformat manually?
Blog text (30) -
The data were represented in a cumulative chronological series showing the repartition of these events in time (Fig. 4).
Academic text (2017) -
They range from full integration of Northern Ireland into Great Britain to devolution, independence, repartition, and eventually to Irish unification, with a variety of models for each major proposal.
Academic text (2001) -
Somewhere between suggestions for integration into Britain and Irish reunification stand proposals for repartition along the major demographic divides in the west and southwest of the province, the independence of Northern Ireland from both Britain and the Republic of Ireland, and joint authority of both states over Northern Ireland.
Academic text (2001) -
Before selling my old laptop, I decided to perform a repartition of the hard drive to protect my private files.
Synonyms
10
3.7
The act of splitting something already split into smaller parts
3
6.1
Dividing something into separate parts
3
6.0
Dividing something into parts or groups
2
6.7
When a computer stores files in separate parts on a disk
1
8.0
Dividing something into separate parts to keep things organized
1
7.0
To divide something into separate parts that work on their own
1
8.9
The act of dividing land or other areas into smaller parts
1
5.1
Dividing something into parts and giving those parts to people
1
7.9
Breaking a whole into smaller separate parts
Dividing something again into new parts or sections
Separating things that were mixed back into their original groups
A process of dividing something into separate parts to make it easier to manage
The act of dividing something into parts or groups
How Extensive
35
4.6
27
3.7
- Specialized
4
6.8
10
4.0
513
1.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Repartition begins with re- meaning 'again' and includes the base part, like the common word part, meaning 'a division'. So a repartition is the act of dividing something again, which fits when we talk about creating new sections on a hard drive or giving land new borders.