allocation

allocation
noun
1. a share set aside for a specific purpose (Freq. 1)
• Syn: ↑allotment
• Derivationally related forms: ↑allocate
• Hypernyms: ↑share, ↑portion, ↑part, ↑percentage
• Hyponyms: ↑reallocation, ↑quota
2. the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan (Freq. 1)
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the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state

• Derivationally related forms: ↑assign (for: ↑assignation), ↑parcel (for: ↑parcelling), ↑parcel (for: ↑parceling), ↑allocate, ↑apportion (for: ↑apportionment), ↑allot (for: ↑allotment)
• Hypernyms: ↑distribution
• Hyponyms:
3. (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions
• Syn: ↑storage allocation
• Derivationally related forms: ↑allocate
• Topics: ↑computer science, ↑computing
• Hypernyms: ↑assignment, ↑assigning

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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