storage allocation vs assignment

assignment vs storage allocation

storage allocation and assignment both are nouns.

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

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

storage 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 storage allocation include assigning.

storage allocation (noun)	assignment (noun)
(computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions	a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)
	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 storage allocation and assignment

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