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divider (s) (noun), dividers (pl)
Something or someone that keeps one side of something apart from another side: The antique Chinese room divider was beautifully inlaid with mother-of-pearls.
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voltage divider
1. A unit of electric measurement equal to the product of a volt and an ampere that for direct current constitutes a measure of power equivalent to a watt.
2. A tapped resistor, adjustable resistor, potentiometer, or a series arrangement of two or more fixed resistors connected across a voltage source.

A desired fraction of the total voltage is obtained from the intermediate tap, movable contact, or resistor junction.

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room divider
A screen or set of shelves used informally to divide large areas of space into smaller "rooms" with different functions.
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