Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

Source : WordNet®

partitioning
     n 1: an analysis into mutually exclusive categories [syn: {breakdown}]
     2: the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the
        creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart [syn: {division},
         {partition}, {segmentation}, {sectionalization}, {sectionalisation}]