English to English
noun
- a share set aside for a specific purpose
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions
source: WordNet 3.0
- The act of putting one thing to another; a placing; disposition; arrangement.
source: Webster 1913
