Used in a Sentence

allocation

How to use allocation in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for allocation.

Editorial note

It was indeed there for a reason, but that reason is not applicable to WebKit's allocation patterns.

Examples10
Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

a share set aside for a specific purpose

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of allocation gathered in one view.

noun

a share set aside for a specific purpose

noun

the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state"

noun

(computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for allocation.

noun

a share set aside for a specific purpose

noun

(computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions

Example sentences

1

It was indeed there for a reason, but that reason is not applicable to WebKit's allocation patterns.

2

Then you realize pthreads just let you create small stacks for your native threads and then you realize that 8Mb stacks don't mater much due to delayed allocation.

3

Charities and government subsidies do not fill the voids required by collective resource allocation.

4

I'm amenable to giving up 1%, which is 10% of my allocation and equal to the portion which you're willing to give up, and lets us bring in a whole new engineer.

5

If your 50-person startup is running closed allocation with typical HR policies, then it's just a big company that failed to get big and it should be considered a massive joke.

6

Examples are solving sudoku, the zebra puzzle, SAT solving, optimal register allocation and many others.

7

You don't figure out Dirichlet allocation and principal components and matrix regularization hacking away in your garage.

8

".Hiding the difference between a memory access and a cheaper operation is something compilers have done ever since the invention of register allocation.

9

"A family anecdote: my mom was working on her Phd in urban planning back in the 1970s and her advisor said to her "You know, in the future, many of these issues of traffic and resource allocation will be resolved through computer simulations, so you should learn to program.

10

Instead, these closed-allocation dinosaur companies define credibility in such a limited way that managers can either support or not support the employee, and then if the person is not supported, that person's credibility is zero and the manager isn't firing that person.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use allocation in a sentence?

It was indeed there for a reason, but that reason is not applicable to WebKit's allocation patterns.

What does allocation mean?

a share set aside for a specific purpose

What part of speech is allocation?

allocation is commonly used as noun.