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How to pronounce allocation

IPA transcription: [,ælə'keɪʃən]

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Noun

  • a share set aside for a specific purpose

  • 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”

  • (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.