partitioning vs separation

separation vs partitioning

partitioning and separation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
partitioning	Yes	No	No	No
separation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, separation is a hypernym of partitioning; that is, separation is a word with a broader meaning than partitioning:

partitioning: the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
separation: the act of dividing or disconnecting

partitioning (noun)	separation (noun)
the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart	the social act of separating or parting company
an analysis into mutually exclusive categories	the act of dividing or disconnecting
	(law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)
	sorting one thing from others
	the distance between things
	coming apart
	the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)
	the space where a division or parting occurs
	the state of lacking unity

Difference between partitioning and separation

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