also: かっとう
noun
allotment; assignment; allocation; quota; rationing
General term for distributing or assigning something (work, resources, seats, etc.) to people or groups.
席の割り当てはもう決まりましたか。
Has the seat assignment been decided yet?
各チームに予算が割り当てられた。
A budget was allocated to each team.
noun
Technical use in computing for memory, resource, or task allocation.
メモリの割り当てに失敗しました。
Memory allocation failed.