partitioning

n 1: an analysis into mutually exclusive categories [syn: {breakdown}]

2: separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or

keeps apart [syn: {division}, {partition}, {segmentation},

{subdivision}, {sectionalization}]

partition

1. A {logical} section of a {disk}. Each partition

normally has its own {file system}. {Unix} tends to treat

partitions as though they were separate physical entities.

2. A division of a set into subsets so that each

of its elements is in exactly one subset.

(1996-12-09)