American English pronunciation
How to pronounce allocation
IPA transcription: [,ælə'keɪʃən]
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Noun
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a share set aside for a specific purpose
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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”
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(computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions
Usage examples
- Smart pointers prevent most situations of memory leaks by making the memory deallocation automatic.
- Its first shed allocation was the Penzance depot in Cornwall.
- The partner must bear the economic benefit, or burden, of the allocation.
- The third allocation is distributed online.
- The allocation of leveling seats is a fairly complex process.
- The observer calls in and logs in for their time allocation.
- Sometimes these shifts would result in the reallocation of watershed management rites.
- The allocation of individuals to specific homelands was often quite arbitrary.
- He was acquired in exchange for John Wolyniec and a partial allocation.
- The allocation was static, however, and was adjusted via a profile.