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ALLOCATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions
Synonyms:
allocation; storage allocation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("allocation" is a kind of...):
assigning; assignment (the act of distributing something to designated places or persons)
Domain category:
computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)
Derivation:
allocate (distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
Example:
the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state
Synonyms:
allocation; allotment; apportioning; apportionment; assignation; parceling; parcelling
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("allocation" is a kind of...):
distribution (the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "allocation"):
grant; subsidisation; subsidization (the act of providing a subsidy)
reallocation; reallotment; reapportionment (a new apportionment (especially a new apportionment of congressional seats in the United States on the basis of census results))
deal (the act of apportioning or distributing something)
rationing (the act of rationing)
parcel; portion; share (the allotment of some amount by dividing something)
Derivation:
allocate (distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A share set aside for a specific purpose
Synonyms:
allocation; allotment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("allocation" is a kind of...):
part; percentage; portion; share (assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "allocation"):
reallocation (a share that has been allocated again)
quota (a proportional share assigned to each participant)
Derivation:
allocate (distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose)
Context examples:
Issue associated with the machinery operating system, a collection of software, firmware, and hardware elements that control the execution of computer programs and provides such services as computer resource allocation, job control, input/output control, and file management in a computer system.
(Computer Operating System Problem Associated with Medical Device, Food and Drug Administration)
These acequias, dug out of the ground, are used by mountain stock farmers and acequieros (the individuals with expert skills in water catchment and allocation) to channel the meltwater so that it seeps down through the high part of the valleys.
(Researchers demonstrate that Sierra Nevada is home to the oldest underground water recharge system in Europe, University of Granada)
