title: Allocation
text: # 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
  