com·part·ment (kəm-pärt'mənt)
n.

1. One of the parts or spaces into which an area is subdivided.
2. A separate room, section, or chamber: a storage compartment.

tr.v., -ment·ed, -ment·ing, -ments.
To compartmentalize: "The information has not been compartmented" (John H. Cushman, Jr.).

compartmental com'part·ment'al (kŏm'pärt-mĕn'tl) adj.

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