allocation

Plural: allocations

Noun

• a share set aside for a specific purpose
• the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
• (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions
• The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
• That which is allocated; allowance, entitlement.
• Restriction of an embryonic cell and its clonal descendants to a particular cell type or body region

Examples

• The allocation of new permits is on a first-come, first-served basis.
• The farmer received his full allocation of water from the government.

Synonyms

allotment, apportioning, apportionment, assignation, parceling, parcelling, storage allocation