Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Distribution; apportionment.
- noun A partitioning again or in a different way.
- transitive verb To partition again; redivide.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A repeated or fresh partition; redistribution.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a
distribution orapportioning of something - noun a
partitioning of something in a different manner - noun computing a
formatting of ahard drive into differentpartitions - verb transitive to partition again
- verb transitive, computing to
format a hard drive into different partitions
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Examples
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Sanin felt none the more at ease for that; and when in the course of the 'cross-examination' it turned out that he had not clearly realised the exact meaning of the words 'repartition' and 'tilth,' he was in a cold perspiration all over.
The Torrents of Spring Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev 1850
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No dice, need to "repartition" the disk as "GUID" so I pulled up disk utility and did so, no problem.
they.misled.us 2009
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If you can see from the list on the left, you can select the external hard disk, then go to the Partition tab, and Under Volume Scheme, select on 1 Partition to repartition the disk in the correct format.
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If you can see from the list on the left, you can select the external hard disk, then go to the Partition tab, and Under Volume Scheme, select on 1 Partition to repartition the disk in the correct format.
How to remove your macbook harddisk and upgrade it with a higher capacity hard disk? « oneduasan 2009
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See Microsoft's help page: Can I repartition my hard disk?.
When your C: drive is full and D: is still empty… Jack Schofield 2010
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(Note: If you really want a proper partition rather than a virtual drive, Windows has had a built-in tool since Vista that makes it easy to repartition your hard drive; alternately, this guide details the process using the popular GParted live CD.)
VSubst Turns Any Folder Into A Virtual Drive | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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Mr. Di Rupo, a Walloon socialist who chaired the latest stretch of talks, is likely to become prime minister, but parties still have to agree on the repartition of top government positions, as well as on the concrete economic policy of the future government.
Accord Puts Belgium Closer to New Coalition Alessandro Torello 2011
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Life is easier if you don't actually boot from the drive you are trying to repartition.
When your C: drive is full and D: is still empty… Jack Schofield 2010
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Note: If you really want a proper partition rather than a virtual drive, Windows has had a built-in tool since Vista that makes it easy to repartition your hard drive; alternately, this guide details the process using the popular GParted live CD.
VSubst Turns Any Folder Into A Virtual Drive | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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And that income repartition is optimal when left to the Market.
Credit Free, Free Market Economy: The Plausible Solution to the Economic Crisis. Part I 2009
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