Memory management (operating systems) See also Partition (database), Partitioning

Partition may refer to:

• Disk partitioning, the division of a hard disk drive
• Memory partition, a subdivision of a computer's memory, usually for use by a single job

• Partition (database), the division of a database
• Logical partition (LPAR), a subset of a computer's resources, virtualized as a separate computer

• Binary space partitioning
• Partition problem, an NP-complete problem in computer science

• Partition (number theory), a way to write a number as a sum of other numbers
• Multiplicative partition, a way to write a number as a product of other numbers
• Partition of an interval
• Partition of a set
• Partition of unity, a certain kind of set of functions on a topological space
• Plane partition
• Graph partition

• Partition function (statistical mechanics)
• Partition coefficient, a concept in organic chemistry

• Folding screen, a piece of furniture

• Part (disambiguation)
• Section (disambiguation)
• Compartment (disambiguation)
• Divider (disambiguation)