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Separation vs Allocation - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between separation and allocation

is that separation is the act of disuniting two or more things, or the condition of being separated while allocation is the process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.

separation

English

(wikipedia separation)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of disuniting two or more things, or the condition of being separated.
  • The place at which a division occurs.
  • An interval, gap or space that separates things.
  • (legal) An agreement terminating a relationship between husband and wife, but short of a divorce.
  • (military) Departure from active duty, while not necessarily leaving the service entirely.

    • Related terms

    * division * fission

    Antonyms

    * (act of disuniting two or more things) annexation, combination, unification

    References

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    allocation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
    • The allocation of new permits is on a first-come, first-served basis.

    Derived terms

    * allocational

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