partitioning : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: partitioning	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
partitioning n an analysis into mutually exclusive categories [syn: breakdown, partitioning] the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart Synonym(s): division, partition, partitioning, segmentation, sectionalization, sectionalisation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Partition \Par*ti"tion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Partitioned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Partitioning}.] 1. To divide into parts or shares; to divide and distribute; as, to partition an estate among various heirs. 2. To divide into distinct parts by lines, walls, etc.; as, to partition a house. Uniform without, though severally partitioned within. --Bacon.