Описание тега partition
Use this tag for questions about code that partitions data, memory, virtual machines, databases or disks.
In computing, partition may refer to
- Disk partitioning, the division of a hard disk drive
- Partition (database), the division of a database
- Logical partition (virtual computing platform) (LPAR), a subset of a computer's resources, virtualized as a separate computer
- Memory partition, a subdivision of a computer's memory, usually for use by a single job
- Binary space partitioning
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partition
Note that non-programming questions about database partitioning are likely to be better received on Database Administrators and disk partitioning on //serverfault.com.