1. allocation - noun
· a share set aside for a specific purpose
Synonym(s): allotment
Hypernym(s): share, portion, part, percentage
2. allocation - 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"
Synonym(s): allotment, apportionment, apportioning, parceling, parcelling, assignation
Hypernym(s): distribution
3. allocation - noun
· (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions
Synonym(s): storage_allocation
Hypernym(s): assignment, assigning
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