Allokierte

Allokierte is the simple past tense form of the German verb allokieren, meaning to allocate, assign, or designate resources, budgets, or data to a specific recipient, category, or use. In German, the corresponding infinitive is allokieren and the past participle is allokiert. The attributive form allokierte is used as an adjective before a noun, for example die allokierte Ressource. In contexts like computing, logistics, and finance, the term denotes the completion of the allocation action.

Etymology and usage context: The verb is a relatively recent German technical term, borrowed from English allocate, with related noun Allokation. The word has established itself in business, project management, and information technology since the late 20th century.

Usage domains: In finance and accounting, Allokation describes distributing funds to departments or projects, e.g., Die Allokation der Mittel erfolgt nach Prioritäten. In logistics, Ressourcen allokieren means assigning goods or capacity to orders or locations. In information technology, Speicher allokieren means reserving memory for processes; phrases like allokierter Speicher or Allokation des Speichers are common. The term can also appear in research and data analysis to designate assignment of samples or variables to groups.

See also: Allokation, allokieren, Allokationslogik, Ressourcenmanagement, Budgetierung.