A share set aside for a specific purpose.

synonym: allotment.

Dutch: moestuin

The act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan.

synonyms: allotment, apportioning, apportionment, assignation, parceling, parcelling.

Roget 60: arrangement; plan etc. 626; preparation etc. 673; disposal, disposition; collocation, allocation; distribution; sorting etc. v.; assortment, allotment, apportionment, taxis, taxonomy, syntaxis^†, graduation, organization; grouping; tabulation.    analysis, classification, clustering, division, digestion.    [Result of arrangement] digest; synopsis etc. (compendium) 596; syntagma [Gramm.], table, atlas; file, database; register.    etc. (record) 551; organism, architecture.    [Instrument for sorting] sieve, riddle, screen, sorter.    ... show more

Roget 786: apportionment, allotment, consignment, assignment, appointment; appropriation; dispensation, distribution; division, deal; repartition, partition; administration.    dividend, portion, contingent, share, allotment, fair share, allocation, lot, measure, dose; dole, meed, pittance; quantum, ration; ratio, proportion, quota, modicum, mess, allowance; suerte^†.    ... show more

Dutch: verdeling, perceel, lot, rendez-vous, toebedeling, allocatie, toekenning, toewijzing
Polish: asygnacja

computer science The assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions.

synonym: storage allocation.

Dutch: bestemming