Engelsk substantiv: allocation | 
| 1.  | allocation (om forhold) a share set aside for a specific purpose | 
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  | Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | allotment | 
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  | Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | part, percentage, portion, share | 
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  | Mere spesifikke uttrykk | quota, reallocation | 
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| 2.  | allocation (om handling) the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan | 
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  | Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state.
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  | Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | allotment, apportioning, apportionment, assignation, parceling, parcelling | 
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  | Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | distribution | 
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  | Mere spesifikke uttrykk | deal, grant, parcel, portion, rationing, reallocation, reallotment, reapportionment, share, subsidisation, subsidization | 
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| 3.  | allocation (om handling) (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions | 
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  | Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | storage allocation | 
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  | Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | assigning, assignment | 
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  | Overordnet kategori | computer science, computing | 
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