1. Nomination. Affectation d'un officier.
2. Destination. Affectation d'une somme.
3. Recherche.
4. Singularité. Parler avec affectation.
ETYM Latin affectatio: cf. French affectation.
A deliberate pretense or exaggerated display; SYN. mannerism, pose.
ETYM Late Lat. allocatio: cf. French allocation.
(Computer science) The assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions.