allocation
Dividing up resources
Allocation is the act of distributing or setting aside resources for specific purposes.
Governments make budget allocations; companies allocate funds to departments.
The word implies deliberate assignment rather than random distribution: The allocation of seats favored rural districts.
In computing, memory allocation reserves space for a program's data.
Data transmission capacity
- memoryMind's retention capacity
- CPUMain computing chip
- storageSpace for keeping goods
- waterClear essential liquid
land · timber · minerals · energy · labor · equipment · facilities · spectrum
Division into shares
- divisionSplitting into parts
- partitioningDividing into sections
- dispersalSpreading in many directions
- disseminationWide distribution of information
spreading · delivery · dispensation · rationing · sharing · splitting · dividing · parceling
Unauthorized claiming or allocation
- expenditureMoney paid out
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
- disbursementDistribution of funds
- apportionmentDivision into shares
earmarking · spending · outlay · fiscal · capital · budget · grants · subsidies
Limiting distribution during scarcity
- quotasMandated numerical limits
- shortageDeficient supply of necessities
- austerityEnforced economic stringency
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
priority · fairness · equity · need-based · limited · constraint · restriction · queueing
Planned approach to goals
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
- prioritizationRanking by importance
- schedulingAssigning times to events
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
coordination · management · methodology · forecasting · projection · estimation · workflow · timetabling
bandwidth
Data transmission capacity
water · land · timber · minerals · energy · labor · equipment · facilities · spectrum · slots
apportionment
Division into shares
- divisionSplitting into parts
- partitioningDividing into sections
- dispersalSpreading in many directions
dissemination · spreading · delivery · dispensation · rationing · sharing · splitting · dividing · parceling · doling
appropriation
Unauthorized claiming or allocation
- expenditureMoney paid out
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
- disbursementDistribution of funds
apportionment · earmarking · spending · outlay · fiscal · capital · budget · grants · subsidies · endowment
rationing
Limiting distribution during scarcity
- quotasMandated numerical limits
- shortageDeficient supply of necessities
- austerityEnforced economic stringency
triage · priority · fairness · equity · need-based · limited · constraint · restriction · queueing · hoarding
strategy
Planned approach to goals
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
- prioritizationRanking by importance
- schedulingAssigning times to events
logistics · coordination · management · methodology · forecasting · projection · estimation · workflow · timetabling · formulation
- allocationresource planning, apportionment, appropriations, disbursement, budgeting
- rationingration stamps, coupon books, coupons, food rationing, gas rations
- resource managementbudget, budgeting, saving, conservation, efficiency
- electoral systemsproportional representation, party list, vote share, electoral threshold, quota
- resourcesresources, money, natural resources, human resources, financial resources
- workplacehours, cubicle, desk job, holiday party, desk
allocationcollection
Gathered set of items
aggregation · pooling · consolidation · accumulation · centralization
allocationretention
Continued holding or possession
withholding · hoarding · keeping · holding · reservation
- asset allocationDistributing investments strategically
- budget allocationPlanned distribution of funds
- time allocationDistributing hours among tasks
- resource allocationAssigning available means strategically
- funding allocationDistribution of financial resources
- healthcare allocationDistribution of medical resources