[noun] a share set aside for a specific purpose Synonyms: allotment
[noun] the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state" Synonyms: allotment, apportionment, apportioning, parceling, parcelling, assignation
[noun] (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions
