allocation

noun

/ˌæl.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/CA/ˌæl.əˈkæɪ.ʃən/

Etymology

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

derived from allocātiō
derived from allocacion

Definitions

1
The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
- 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.
2
That which is allocated
That which is allocated; allowance, entitlement.
- The farmer received his full allocation of water from the government.
Restriction of an embryonic cell and its clonal descendants to a particular cell type or…
Restriction of an embryonic cell and its clonal descendants to a particular cell type or body region.

The neighborhood

Derived

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

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at allocation. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

A definitional loop anchored at allocation. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at allocation

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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