Ma'anar ƙamus na "keɓance" shine rabuwa ko keɓancewa da wasu ko daga babbar ƙungiya bisa wasu halaye, kamar launin fata, jinsi, addini, ko matsayin zamantakewa. Ana iya yin haka ta hanyar rabuwa ta jiki, kamar yadda ake raba mutane zuwa yankuna ko unguwanni, ko kuma ta hanyar zamantakewa, kamar raba mutane daga wasu ayyuka ko dama. Yawanci ana amfani da kalmar ne wajen nuna wariya da rashin daidaito, kuma galibi ana daukarta a matsayin wata mummunar dabi’a da ke haifar da rarrabuwar kawuna da rashin adalci.