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Allocation   /ˌæləkˈeɪʃən/   Listen
Allocation

noun
1.
A share set aside for a specific purpose.  Synonym: allotment.
2.
The act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan.  Synonyms: allotment, apportioning, apportionment, assignation, parceling, parcelling.
3.
(computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions.  Synonym: storage allocation.



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"Allocation" Quotes from Famous Books



... much they may dislike British rule, never miss an opportunity of raiding the British Treasury, has received a rude shock. Captain REDMOND, inquiring about the allocation of a sum of a quarter-of-a-million for reconstruction in Ireland, was surprised to learn that ten thousand pounds had been allotted to his own constituency, but not claimed. Mr. DEVLIN supplied the key to the mystery: "The reason it was not asked for was because we ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, March 3rd, 1920 • Various

... proposed the classification of asylums for the purpose of curative treatment, the care of chronic cases, and the allocation of workhouses as auxiliaries for the benefit of the quiet and harmless, Lord O'Hagan referred to the fact that "the Commission and the Inspectors of Lunacy differed as to material points on the modus operandi, the inspectors desiring the extension of district asylums, and the Commission ...
— Chapters in the History of the Insane in the British Isles • Daniel Hack Tuke

... in her allocation of the gifts amongst the people in order that they might not be regarded as a bribe to ensure good behaviour or attendance at the services. She would not even give them as payment for work done, as this, she thought, put the service on a commercial basis and made them look ...
— Mary Slessor of Calabar: Pioneer Missionary • W. P. Livingstone

... (c) Allocation of Royalty Payments Within Groups. If all interested copyright parties within a group specified in subsection (b) do not agree on a voluntary proposal for the distribution of the royalty payments within each group, the Librarian of Congress shall convene a ...
— Copyright Law of the United States of America and Related Laws Contained in Title 17 of the United States Code, Circular 92 • Library of Congress. Copyright Office.



Words linked to "Allocation" :   allocation unit, portion, rationing, subsidisation, deal, assigning, allocate, computing, parceling, distribution, apportioning, subsidization, assignment, part, grant, computer science, share, parcel, reallotment, percentage, reapportionment, quota



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