| allocat | Allocate a room for research purposes. |
| allocat | I just roughly allocated it to each function. |
| allocat | The medical supplies were allocated to the victims of the disaster. |
| allocate | (v) distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose, Syn. apportion, Example: I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis; I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip |
| allocation | (n) (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions, Syn. storage allocation |
| allocation unit | (n) a group of sectors on a magnetic disk that can be reserved for the use of a particular file |
| allocator | (n) a person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion, Syn. distributor |
| allocatable | adj. |
| Allocate | v. t. [ LL. allocatus, p. p. of allocare, fr. L. ad + locare to place. See Allow. ] |
| Allocation | n. [ LL. allocatio: cf. F. allocation. ] The allocation of the particular portions of Palestine to its successive inhabitants. A. R. Stanley. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Allocatur | ‖n. [ LL., it is allowed, fr. allocare to allow. ] (Law) “Allowed.” The word allocatur expresses the allowance of a proceeding, writ, order, etc., by a court, judge, or judicial officer. [ 1913 Webster ] |