Allocation
# Allocation

Allocation may refer to:

## Computing

* Block allocation map
* C++ allocators
* Delayed allocation
* File allocation table
* IP address allocation
* Memory allocation
* No-write allocation (cache)
* Register allocation

## Economics

* Asset allocation
* Economic system
* Market allocation scheme
* Resource allocation
* Tax allocation district

## Telecommunication

* Call-sign allocation plan
* Frequency allocation
* Type allocation code

## Other

* Allocution (law), or allocutus, is a formal statement made to the court
* Allocation (oil and gas) in hydrocarbon accounting to assign the proper portions of aggregated petroleum and gas flows back to contributing sources
* Allocation voting in voting
* Location-allocation, used in geographic information systems (GIS)
* The allocation of scarce resources in operations research
