Synonyms for partition

verb

• divide into parts, pieces, or sections
• separate or apportion into sections

noun

• the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
• a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)
• (anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism
• (computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit