Allocate: meaning, definitions and examples
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allocate
[ ˈæl.ə.keɪt ]
in business
To distribute resources or duties for a particular purpose or area. It involves assigning tasks or responsibilities to different individuals or departments.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The manager decided to allocate the budget for marketing campaigns.
- The team leader allocated specific roles to each team member.
in computer science
To reserve a chunk of memory for a specific purpose, such as storing data or running a program. It involves setting aside a portion of memory for a particular use.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The program needs to allocate memory for the new data structure.
- The operating system allocates memory for each running application.
Translations
Translations of the word "allocate" in other languages:
🇵🇹 alocar
- distribuir
- atribuir
🇮🇳 आवंटित करना
- बाँटना
- वितरित करना
🇩🇪 zuteilen
- zuweisen
- verteilen
🇮🇩 mengalokasikan
- membagikan
- menugaskan
🇺🇦 виділяти
- розподіляти
- призначати
🇵🇱 przydzielać
- rozdzielać
- alokować
🇯🇵 割り当てる (wariateru)
- 配分する (haibun suru)
- 配置する (haichi suru)
🇫🇷 allouer
- distribuer
- attribuer
🇪🇸 asignar
- distribuir
- destinar
🇹🇷 tahsis etmek
- dağıtmak
- ayırmak
🇰🇷 할당하다 (haldanghada)
- 분배하다 (bunbae hada)
- 배정하다 (baejong hada)
🇸🇦 تخصيص (takhsiṣ)
- توزيع (tawzīʿ)
- تعيين (taʿyīn)
🇨🇿 přidělit
- alokovat
- rozdělit
🇸🇰 prideliť
- alokovať
- rozdeliť
🇨🇳 分配 (fēnpèi)
- 分派 (fēnpài)
- 指定 (zhǐdìng)
🇸🇮 dodeliti
- razdeliti
- nameniti
🇮🇸 úthluta
- dreifa
- úthluta
🇰🇿 бөлу (bölu)
- тарату (taratu)
- тағайындау (tağayındau)
🇬🇪 გამოყოფა (gamokheba)
- განაწილება (ganats'ileba)
- დანიშნვა (danishnva)
🇦🇿 təyin etmək
- bölüşdürmək
- ayırmaq
🇲🇽 asignar
- distribuir
- destinar
Word origin
The word 'allocate' originated from the Latin word 'allocare', meaning 'to place'. It entered the English language in the late 16th century. The term has evolved over time to represent the act of distributing or assigning resources, tasks, or responsibilities.
See also: allocatable, allocated, allocating, allocation, misallocate, reallocate, reallocation, unallocated, underallocation.