allocation
al·lo·ca·tion
noun
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”
3.
(computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions
Origin
From Middle French allocacion, from Medieval Latin allocātiō. By surface analysis, allocate + -ion.
Phrases
- allocation unit
- buddy memory allocation
- dynamic memory allocation
- file allocation table
- pachinko allocation
- static memory allocation
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