allocation

1. n. The act of putting one thing to another; a placing; disposition; arrangement. Source: opted

2. n. An allotment or apportionment; as, an allocation of shares in a company. Source: opted

3. n. The admission of an item in an account, or an allowance made upon an account; -- a term used in the English exchequer. Source: opted

4. n. a share set aside for a specific purpose Source: wordnet

5. n. the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan Source: wordnet

6. n. (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions Source: wordnet

7. 1. The act of putting one thing to another; a placing; disposition; arrangement. Hallam. 2. An allotment or apportionment; as, an allocation of shares in a company. The allocation of the particular portions of Palestine to its successive inhabitants. A. R. Stanley. 3. The admission of an item in an account, or an allowance made upon an account; -- a term used in the English exchequer. Source: webster

8. n:100 n. (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions Source: ecdict

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