resource allocation
Definitions
General Science
- noun the division of available resources between people or activities
Computing
- noun the process of dividing available resources in a system between jobs
Economics
- noun the allocation of scarce resources (i.e. factors of production) to certain sectors of the economy which can utilise them most efficiently
Electronics
- The designation or distribution of resources.
- The reserving of computer resources for specific purposes.
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