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allocation vs assignment

assignment vs allocation

allocation and assignment both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
allocation Yes No No No
assignment Yes No No No
As nouns, assignment is a hypernym of allocation; that is, assignment is a word with a broader meaning than allocation:
  • allocation: (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions
  • assignment: the act of distributing something to designated places or persons
Other hypernyms of allocation include assigning.
allocation (noun) assignment (noun)
the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)
(computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
a share set aside for a specific purpose the act of distributing something to designated places or persons
an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)
the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another
(law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance
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