a line, often invisible, which marks the boundary between two areas. / an imaginary line marking the difference between different things, ideals etc.

plural of dividing line

present participle of divide up

plural of dividing engine

(historical) An instrument for graduating the scales of scientific apparatus.

present participle of divide and conquer

(information technology, sociology) The gap between those with regular, effective access to digital technologies and those without it.

plural of digital divide

To use a combination of political, military and economic strategies that aim to gain and maintain power by breaking up larger concentrations of power into chunks that individually have less power than the one implementing the strategy.

A strategy for achieving political or military control.