Allocation may refer to:

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Computing

  • Block allocation map
  • C++ allocators
  • Delayed allocation
  • File allocation table
  • IP address allocation
  • Memory allocation
  • No-write allocation (cache)
  • Register allocation

Economics

  • Asset allocation
  • Economic system
  • Market allocation scheme
  • Resource allocation
  • Tax allocation district

Telecommunication

  • Call-sign allocation plan
  • Frequency allocation
  • Type allocation code

Other

  • Allocution (law), or allocutus, is a formal statement made to the court
  • Allocation (oil and gas) in hydrocarbon accounting to assign the proper portions of aggregated petroleum and gas flows back to contributing sources
  • Allocation voting in voting
  • Location-allocation, used in geographic information systems (GIS)
  • The allocation of scarce resources in operations research

See also

  • Location (disambiguation)