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English noun: allocation | |||
| 1. | allocation (possession) a share set aside for a specific purpose | ||
| Synonyms | allotment | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | part, percentage, portion, share | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | quota, reallocation | ||
| 2. | allocation (act) the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan | ||
| Samples | The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state. | ||
| Synonyms | allotment, apportioning, apportionment, assignation, parceling, parcelling | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | distribution | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | deal, grant, parcel, portion, rationing, reallocation, reallotment, reapportionment, share, subsidisation, subsidization | ||
| 3. | allocation (act) (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions | ||
| Synonyms | storage allocation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | assigning, assignment | ||
| Domain category | computer science, computing | ||
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