partition-n; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: office divider

Commentary: partition divider - a vertical structure that divides or separates

Examples:
Suzy tripped and knocked over all the partitions like dominoes.
George had to stand on his desk to see over the partition.

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WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: dividing

Commentary: PARTITION[+event] division, partition, partitioning, segmentation, sectionalization, sectionalisation - the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart

Examples:
The partition of the office was done over the weekend.
The partition of the bedroom kept the roommates from fighting.

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WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: piece of hard disk

Commentary: the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit

Examples:
The other partition has the file you're looking for.

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WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 3