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Distributor vs Allocator - What's the difference?

distributor | allocator |

As nouns the difference between distributor and allocator

is that distributor is one who distributes, a thing that distributes while allocator is one who, or that which, allocates.

distributor

English

Alternative forms

* distributour (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who distributes, a thing that distributes.
  • In an internal combustion engine, the device that distributes current to the spark plugs.

    • allocator

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who, or that which, allocates.