allocation vs distribution

distribution vs allocation

allocation and distribution both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
allocation	Yes	No	No	No
distribution	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, distribution is a hypernym of allocation; that is, distribution is a word with a broader meaning than allocation:

allocation: the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
distribution: the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning

allocation (noun)	distribution (noun)
the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan	the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning
(computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions	the commercial activity of transporting and selling goods from a producer to a consumer
a share set aside for a specific purpose	the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume
	(statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence

Difference between allocation and distribution

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