assignment vs storage allocation

storage allocation vs assignment

assignment and storage allocation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
assignment	Yes	No	No	No
storage allocation	Yes	No	No	No

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

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

Other hyponyms of assignment include allocation.

assignment (noun)	storage allocation (noun)
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
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

Difference between assignment and storage allocation

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