allocation

n. allotment; apportionment; portion

Allocation may refer to:computersdelayed allocationblock allocation mapFATIP address allocationmemory allocationno-write allocationregister allocationeconomicseconomic systemasset allocationmarket allocation schemetax allocation districtstrategic planning: resource allocationtelecommunicationcall-sign allocation planfrequency allocationtype allocation code
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Noun
1. a share set aside for a specific purpose
(synonym) allotment
(hypernym) share, portion, part, percentage
(hyponym) reallocation
(derivation) allocate, apportion
2. 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"
(synonym) allotment, apportionment, apportioning, parceling, parcelling, assignation
(hypernym) distribution
(hyponym) grant, subsidization, subsidisation
(derivation) allocate, apportion
3. (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions
(hypernym) assignment, assigning
(derivation) allocate, apportion
(classification) computer science, computing

n. allowance, assignment, allocation, benefit; bounty, grant, weighing

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

(n.)
The act of putting one thing to another; a placing; disposition; arrangement.
  

(n.)
An allotment or apportionment; as, an allocation of shares in a company.