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Allocate vs Customize - What's the difference?

allocate | customize |

As verbs the difference between allocate and customize

is that allocate is to set aside for a purpose while customize is to alter to suit individual requirements or specifications.

allocate

English

Verb

(allocat)
  • To set aside for a purpose
  • To distribute according to a plan, generally followed by the adposition "to"
  • The bulk of K–12 education funds are allocated to school districts that in turn pay for the cost of operating schools.
  • (computing) To declare a section of the memory to be used by the program.
  • Antonyms

    * (declare a section of memory) free, deallocate

    customize

    English

    Alternative forms

    * customise (mostly British)

    Verb

    (customiz)
  • To alter to suit individual requirements or specifications