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Partition
Memory management (operating systems)
See also Partition (database), Partitioning
Partition may refer to:
Computing
= Hardware
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* Disk partitioning, the division of a hard disk drive
* Memory management (operating systems)#Partitioned allocation | Memory partition, a subdivision of a computer's memory, usually for use by a single job
= Software
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* Partition (database), the division of a database
* Logical partition (LPAR), a subset of a computer's resources, virtualized as a separate computer
= Problems
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* Binary space partitioning
* Partition problem, an NP-complete problem in computer science
Mathematics
* wp>Partition (number theory), a way to write a number as a sum of other numbers
* wp>Multiplicative partition, a way to write a number as a product of other numbers
* wp>Partition of an interval
* wp>Partition of a set
* wp>Partition of unity, a certain kind of set of functions on a topological space
* wp>Plane partition
* wp>Graph partition
Natural science
* wp>Partition function (statistical mechanics)
* wp>Partition coefficient, a concept in organic chemistry
Other uses
* wp>Folding screen, a piece of furniture
See also
* wp>Part (disambiguation)
* wp>Section (disambiguation)
* wp>Compartment (disambiguation)
* wp>Divider (disambiguation)
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