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Allocated vs Overallocated - What's the difference?

allocated | overallocated |

As a verb allocated

is (allocate).

As an adjective overallocated is

allocated in excess.

allocated

English

Verb

(head)
  • (allocate)

    • 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

    Related terms

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    overallocated

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • allocated in excess