allocation


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allocation
n. allotment; apportionment; portion

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Allocation

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allocation

Noun
1. a share set aside for a specific purpose
(synonym) allotment
(hypernym) share, portion, part, percentage
(hyponym) reallocation
(derivation) allocate, apportion
2. 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"
(synonym) allotment, apportionment, apportioning, parceling, parcelling, assignation
(hypernym) distribution
(hyponym) grant, subsidization, subsidisation
(derivation) allocate, apportion
3. (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions
(hypernym) assignment, assigning
(derivation) allocate, apportion
(classification) computer science, computing


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allocation
nf. allowance, assignment, allocation, benefit; bounty, grant, weighing

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allocation
n. přidělení