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allocation

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"Resource share"

10 letters · collected on this word page

10 lettersPronunciation /ˌæl.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/Part of speech nounSorted aacillnootStarts with AEnds with N1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • The allocation of new permits is on a first-come, first-served basis.
  • Following allocation to Toton on January 1 1996, it stayed there until transferral to Crewe in November 2000, before being stored at Eastleigh on December 17 the same year.
  • The farmer received his full allocation of water from the government.

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