What does partition mean?
• PARTITION (noun) The noun PARTITION has 3 senses: 1. a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another) 2. the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart 3. (computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit Familiarity information: PARTITION used as a noun is uncommon.