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Allocation may refer to:
  • Computers
    • Delayed allocation
    • Block allocation map
      Block allocation map
      In computer file systems, a block allocation map is a data structure used to track disk blocks that are considered "allocated" or "free for writing."...

    • FAT
      File Allocation Table
      File Allocation Table is a computer file system architecture now widely used on many computer systems and most memory cards, such as those used with digital cameras. FAT file systems are commonly found on floppy disks, flash memory cards, digital cameras, and many other portable devices because of...

    • IP address allocation
    • Memory allocation
    • C++ allocators
    • No-write allocation
      Cache
      In computer engineering, a cache is a component that transparently stores data so that future requests for that data can be served faster. The data that is stored within a cache might be values that have been computed earlier or duplicates of original values that are stored elsewhere...

       (cache)
    • Register allocation
      Register allocation
      In compiler optimization, register allocation is the process of assigning a large number of target program variables onto a small number of CPU registers...

  • Economics
    Economics
    Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
    • Economic system
      Economic system
      An economic system is the combination of the various agencies, entities that provide the economic structure that defines the social community. These agencies are joined by lines of trade and exchange along which goods, money etc. are continuously flowing. An example of such a system for a closed...

    • Asset allocation
      Asset allocation
      Asset allocation is an investment strategy that attempts to balance risk versus reward by adjusting the percentage of each asset in an investment portfolio according to the investors risk tolerance, goals and investment time frame.-Description:...

    • Allocation of resources
    • Market allocation scheme
      Market allocation scheme
      Market allocation or market division schemes are agreements in which competitors divide markets among themselves. In such schemes, competing firms allocate specific customers or types of customers, products, or territories among themselves. For example, one competitor will be allowed to sell to,...

    • Tax allocation district
      Tax Allocation District
      A tax-allocation district , also known as tax increment financing, is a defined area where real estate property tax monies gathered above a certain threshold for a certain period of time to be used a specified improvement. The funds raised from a TAD are placed in a tax-free bond where the money...

  • Strategic planning
    Strategic planning
    Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy. In order to determine the direction of the organization, it is necessary to understand its current position and the possible avenues...

    : resource allocation
    Resource allocation
    Resource allocation is used to assign the available resources in an economic way. It is part of resource management. In project management, resource allocation is the scheduling of activities and the resources required by those activities while taking into consideration both the resource...

  • Telecommunication
    Telecommunication
    Telecommunication is the transmission of information over significant distances to communicate. In earlier times, telecommunications involved the use of visual signals, such as beacons, smoke signals, semaphore telegraphs, signal flags, and optical heliographs, or audio messages via coded...
    • Call-sign allocation plan
      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 Radio Regulations....

    • Frequency allocation
      Frequency allocation
      Use of radio frequency bands of the electromagnetic spectrum is regulated by governments in most countries, in a Spectrum management process known as frequency allocation or spectrum allocation. Radio propagation does not stop at national boundaries...

    • Type allocation code
      Type Allocation Code
      The Type Allocation Code is the initial eight-digit portion of the 15-digit IMEI code used to uniquely identify wireless devices.The Type Allocation Code identifies a particular model of wireless telephone for use on a GSM, UMTS or other IMEI-supporting wireless network.The first two digits of...

  • Operations research
    Operations research
    Operations research is an interdisciplinary mathematical science that focuses on the effective use of technology by organizations...

      - the allocation of scarce resources
  • Voting
    Voting
    Voting is a method for a group such as a meeting or an electorate to make a decision or express an opinion—often following discussions, debates, or election campaigns. It is often found in democracies and republics.- Reasons for voting :...
    • Allocation voting