allocation

1 a share set aside for a specific purpose [syn: allotment]

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" [syn: allotment, apportionment, apportioning, parceling, parcelling, assignation]

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

English

Noun

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

   The allocation of new permits is on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Translations

• Finnish: jako, jakaminen, allokointi
• Spanish: asignación

French

Etymology

From allocatio.

Noun

fr-noun f

1. granting, assignment
2. benefit, allowance

Allocation may refer to:

• computers
  • delayed allocation
  • block allocation map
  • FAT
  • IP address allocation
  • memory allocation
  • no-write allocation
  • register allocation

• economics
  • economic system
  • asset allocation
  • market allocation scheme
  • tax allocation district
  • credit allocation

• strategic planning: resource allocation

• telecommunication
  • call-sign allocation plan
  • frequency allocation
  • type allocation code

• voting
  • allocation voting

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