Partitionerade

Partitionerade is a Swedish term meaning "partitioned" (the past participle of partitionera). It describes something that has been divided into partitions or distinct parts, often to improve manageability, performance, or clarity. The form is common as an adjective or as a past participle in phrases such as partitionerade tabeller or partitionerade data.

In computing and data management, partitionering refers to dividing a dataset or table into smaller pieces that can be managed, stored, or queried independently. Partitions may be defined by range (e.g., dates), list (specific values), hash, or other schemes. Benefits include improved query performance through partition pruning, easier maintenance, and scalable storage. Limitations include the need to design effective partition schemes and potential complexity for queries that span partitions.

In mathematics, a partition of a set is a collection of nonempty, pairwise disjoint subsets whose union is the original set. The subsets are called blocks or parts. Every partition corresponds to an equivalence relation, and partitions are fundamental in combinatorics and number theory. The Swedish term partitionering is often used for the process, while partitionerade describes a partition that has already been formed.

Other domains use the term to describe physical or logical separations, such as partitionering of space into compartments or zones. The concept is related to, but distinct from, “division,” “segmentation,” or “indelning,” which may have different connotations depending on context.