stanza

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A unit of a poem, written or printed as a paragraph; equivalent to a verse.
2. 2
   An apartment or division in a building.
3. 3
   An XML element which acts as basic unit of meaning in XMPP.
4. 4
   A section of a configuration file consisting of a related group of lines.
5. 5
   A segment; a portion of a broadcast devoted to a particular topic.
6. 6
   A period; an interval into which a sporting event is divided.