ALLOCATION

allocation, storage allocation

(noun) (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions

allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation

(noun) the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; “the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state”

allotment, allocation

(noun) a share set aside for a specific purpose

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

allocation (countable and uncountable, plural allocations)

The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.

Hyponyms

• memory allocation

Anagrams

• locational

Source: Wiktionary

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Al`lo*ca"tion, n. Etym: [LL. allocatio: cf. F. allocation.]

1. The act of putting one thing to another; a placing; disposition; arrangement. Hallam.

2. An allotment or apportionment; as, an allocation of shares in a company. The allocation of the particular portions of Palestine to its successive inhabitants. A. R. Stanley.

3. The admission of an item in an account, or an allowance made upon an account; -- a term used in the English exchequer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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