allocation

nouns

a share set aside for a specific purpose
allocation, allotment
is derived from
allocate
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"
allocation, allotment, apportioning, apportionment, assignation, parceling, parcelling
is derived from
allocate
(computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions
allocation, storage allocation
is derived from
allocate