partition

• اسم يدل على بنية أو حدّ يقسم مساحة إلى أجزاء منفصلة، أو على عملية تقسيم شيء ما إلى أقسام.

A noun referring to a structure or boundary that divides a space into separate parts, or the act of dividing something into sections.

1. Division or separationB2formal

   The act of dividing something into parts or sections.

   تقسيم

   • The partition of the country led to political changes.
   • They agreed on a partition of the land between the two families.
   • The partition of the company's assets was a complex process.

   المرادفاتdivisionsegregationseparationsplitsubdivision

   الأضدادassemblagecombinationconnectionmergerunificationunionunity

2. Physical dividerB1formal

   A wall, screen, or other structure that separates a space into smaller areas.

   حاجز

   • We installed a glass partition to divide the office.
   • The room was split by a wooden partition.
   • A temporary partition was set up for the event.

   المرادفاتbarrierdividerpanelscreenwall

   الأضدادconnectionlinkopeningunity

3. Computer storageB2formalIT

   A logical division of a hard disk or storage device that functions as a separate unit.

   قسم القرص

   • He created a new partition on his hard drive for the operating system.
   • The disk has two partitions: one for data and one for backups.
   • You need to format the partition before installing the software.

   المرادفاتslicevolume

• فعل يُستخدم للدلالة على تقسيم شيء ما إلى أجزاء أو أقسام منفصلة، أو توزيعه وتجزئته. ويُستعمل أيضًا بمعنى الفصل بين شيء وآخر بحدّ فاصل.

A verb used to indicate the act of dividing something into separate parts or sections.

1. Divide into partsB2formal

   To separate or divide something into distinct sections or parts.

   تقسيم إلى أجزاء

   • They partitioned the large room into smaller offices.
   • The country was partitioned after the war.
   • We need to partition the hard drive into two volumes.

   المرادفاتbreak upcompartmentalizedivideportionsectionsegmentseparatesplitsubdivide

   الأضدادcombineintegratejoinmergeunifyunite

2. Separate by a barrierB2formal

   To separate an area using a physical barrier like a wall or screen.

   يفصل بحاجز

   • The restaurant partitioned the smoking area from the non-smoking section.
   • They partitioned the warehouse with temporary walls.
   • The garden was partitioned by a tall hedge.

   المرادفاتdividescreen offsectionsegmentseparate

   الأضدادconnectjoinopenunite

الصيغ المركّبةpartition off