Allocation may refer to:
Computing
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Block allocation map
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C++ allocators
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Delayed allocation
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File allocation table
File Allocation Table (FAT) is a file system developed for personal computers. Originally developed in 1977 for use on floppy disks, it was adapted for use on hard disks and other devices. It is often supported for compatibility reasons by ...
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IP address allocation
The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) is a standards organization that oversees global IP address allocation, Autonomous system (Internet), autonomous system number allocation, DNS root zone, root zone management in the Domain Name Sy ...
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Memory allocation
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No-write allocation
In computing, a cache ( ) is a hardware or software component that stores data so that future requests for that data can be served faster; the data stored in a cache might be the result of an earlier computation or a copy of data stored elsewher ...
(cache)
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Register allocation
Economics
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Asset allocation
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Economic system
An economic system, or economic order, is a system of Production (economics), production, resource allocation and Distribution (economics), distribution of goods and services within a society or a given geographic area. It includes the combinati ...
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Market allocation scheme
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Resource allocation
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Tax allocation district
Telecommunication
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Call-sign allocation plan
In telecommunication, call-sign allocation plan is the table of allocation of international call sign series contained in the current edition of the ''International Telecommunication Union (ITU) ''Radio Regulations''.''
''Note:'' In the table ...
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Frequency allocation
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Type allocation code
Other
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Allocution (law), or allocutus, is a formal statement made to the court
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Allocation (oil and gas) In the petroleum industry, allocation refers to practices of breaking down measures of quantities of extracted hydrocarbons across various contributing sources. Allocation aids the attribution of ownerships of hydrocarbons as each contributing elem ...
in hydrocarbon accounting to assign the proper portions of aggregated petroleum and gas flows back to contributing sources
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Allocation voting
Cumulative voting (also accumulation voting, weighted voting or multi-voting) is a multiple-winner method intended to promote more proportional representation than winner-take-all elections such as block voting or first past the post. Cumulativ ...
in voting
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Location-allocation Location-allocation refers to algorithms used primarily in a geographic information system to determine an optimal location for one or more facilities that will service demand from a given set of points. Algorithms can assign those demand points t ...
, used in geographic information systems (GIS)
* The allocation of scarce
resources in operations research
See also
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Location (disambiguation)
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