[ Thanks to openhelp for this link.
]
“A partition is a means of dividing the storage
capacity of a device, such as a hard disk, into several parts which
can then be treated as separate storage devices (“logical
devices”).“Each logical device is seen by the operating system as a
distinct device, and thus is treated as an independent disk.* Partitioning a hard disk can be done for several reasons:
* To retrieve free space
* To install different operating systems
* To better organize data on the hard disk“You can use “GNOME Partition Editor” (gparted) to partition
storage devices.”