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English Dictionary: allocation	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
allocation n a share set aside for a specific purpose [syn: allotment, allocation] 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(s): allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions Synonym(s): allocation, storage allocation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Allocation \Al`loca"tion\, n. [LL. allocatio: cf. F. allocation.] 1. The act of putting one thing to another; a placing; disposition; arrangement. --Hallam. 2. An allotment or apportionment; as, an allocation* of shares in a company. The allocation of the particular portions of Palestine to its successive inhabitants. --A. R. Stanley. 3. The admission of an item in an account, or an allowance made upon an account; -- a term used in the English exchequer.