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allocation
Overview of noun allocation
The noun allocation has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (1) allotment, allocation -- (a share set aside for a specific purpose)
2. (1) allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation -- (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")
3. allocation, storage allocation -- ((computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun allocation
3 senses of allocation
Sense 1
allotment, allocation
=> share, portion, part, percentage
=> assets
=> possession
=> relation
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation
=> distribution
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
allocation, storage allocation
=> assignment, assigning
=> distribution
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun allocation
2 of 3 senses of allocation
Sense 1
allotment, allocation
=> reallocation
=> quota
Sense 2
allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation
=> grant, subsidization, subsidisation
=> reallotment, reapportionment, reallocation
=> deal
=> rationing
=> parcel, portion, share
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun allocation
3 senses of allocation
Sense 1
allotment, allocation
=> share, portion, part, percentage
Sense 2
allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation
=> distribution
Sense 3
allocation, storage allocation
=> assignment, assigning
Antonyms of noun allocation
Member Holonyms of noun allocation
Substance Holonyms of noun allocation
Part Holonyms of noun allocation
Member Meronyms of noun allocation
Substance Meronyms of noun allocation
Part Meronyms of noun allocation
Meronyms of noun allocation
Holonyms of noun allocation
Attributes of noun allocation
Derived Forms of noun allocation
3 senses of allocation
Sense 1
allotment, allocation
RELATED TO>(verb) allocate#1
=> allocate, apportion
Sense 2
allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation
RELATED TO>(verb) allocate#1
=> allocate, apportion
Sense 3
allocation, storage allocation
RELATED TO>(verb) allocate#1
=> allocate, apportion
Domain of noun allocation
1 of 3 senses of allocation
Sense 3
allocation, storage allocation
TOPIC>(noun) computer science#1, computing#1
Domain Terms of noun allocation
Familiarity of noun allocation
allocation used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun allocation
3 senses of allocation
Sense 1
allotment, allocation
> share, portion, part, percentage
=> tranche
=> dispensation
=> dole
=> way
=> ration
=> allowance
=> slice, piece
=> split
=> interest, stake
=> profit sharing
=> cut
=> allotment, allocation
Sense 2
allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation
> distribution
=> assignment, assigning
=> redistribution
=> dispensation
=> allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation
=> deal
=> revenue sharing
=> sharing, share-out
Sense 3
allocation, storage allocation
> assignment, assigning
=> allocation, storage allocation
Meronyms of noun allocation
3 senses of allocation
Holonyms of noun allocation
Grep of noun allocation
allocation
allocation unit
file allocation table
reallocation
storage allocation
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