Allocation - Definition
allocation
n 1: a share set aside for a specific purpose [syn: allotment,
allocation]
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, allocation, parceling, parcelling,
assignation]
3: (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a
magnetic disk to particular data or instructions [syn:
allocation, storage allocation]