English Explanatory Dictionary

allocation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
  2. That which is allocated; allowance, entitlement.
  3. Restriction of an embryonic cell and its clonal descendants to a particular cell type or body region.

Pronunciation

/ˌæl.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-allocation.wav /ˌæl.əˈkæɪ.ʃən/ /ˌɛl.əˈkæɪ.ʃən/ /əlɵˈkeʃən/

Word forms

allocation allocations

Etymology

From Middle French allocacion, from Medieval Latin allocātiō. By surface analysis, allocate + -ion.

Synonyms

apportionment

Derived words

allocational allocation unit buddy memory allocation deallocation dynamic memory allocation file allocation table misallocation overallocation pachinko allocation preallocation reallocation static memory allocation suballocation underallocation
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