assigning vs allocation

assigning and allocation both are nouns.

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

As nouns, allocation is a hyponym of assigning; that is, allocation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than assigning:

assigning: the act of distributing something to designated places or persons
allocation: (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions

Other hyponyms of assigning include storage allocation.

assigning (noun)	allocation (noun)
the act of distributing something to designated places or persons	the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
	(computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions
	a share set aside for a specific purpose