ETYM Late Lat. allocatio: cf. French allocation.
(Computer science) The assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions.

1. An act of being a tenant or occupant; SYN. tenancy.
2. The act or fact of taking or having possession (as of unowned land) to acquire ownership
3. The fact or condition of being occupied
4. The use to which a property is put
5. A building or part of a building intended to be occupied (as by a tenant)