"allocation" in the noun sense
1. allotment, allocation
a share set aside for a specific purpose
2. allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation
the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning distribution according to a plan
"the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state"
3. allocation, storage allocation
computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions
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