// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did allocation say to its friend? "I've got a lot assigned to me.

Allocation may refer to:

Computing

• Block allocation map
• C++ allocators
• Delayed allocation
• File allocation table
• IP address allocation
• Memory allocation
• No-write allocation (cache)
• Register allocation

Economics

• Asset allocation
• Economic system
• Market allocation scheme
• Resource allocation
• Tax allocation district

Telecommunication

• Call-sign allocation plan
• Frequency allocation
• Type allocation code

Other

• Allocution (law), or allocutus, is a formal statement made to the court
• Allocation (oil and gas) in hydrocarbon accounting to assign the proper portions of aggregated petroleum and gas flows back to contributing sources
• Allocation voting in voting
• Location-allocation, used in geographic information systems (GIS)
• The allocation of scarce resources in operations research

See also

• Location (disambiguation)