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partition
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partition (something into something)
to divide or separate something into something [smaller]. I will partition this room into two separate spaces. Do you think you can partition this box into four compartments so we can store files by quarter?

partition something off

to divide off a section of something. They planned to partition the basement off. We will partition off a larger area.


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Partitioning of the hard drive is done to divide the storage space of the hard disk into separate areas.
Brava Lifestyle Offices, which won major contracts to fit out Middlesbrough College and builder Robert McAlpine's office in Edinburgh, is in talks with unnamed manufacturers in Middlesbrough and West Yorkshire to develop a demountable partitioning system.
Abu Dhabi: A man has been sentenced to one month in jail and fined Dh50,000 for partitioning his villa to accommodate more families and bachelors without obtaining a licence.
 
 
 
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