Allocate

(1) Synonym for subscribed allotment. (2) Allocation of securities reduced on a pro rata basis if supply and demand cannot be matched at a certain price.

allocation

Accounting; Auditing

Distribution according to a plan. Depreciation, amortization, and depletion are methods to allocate costs to periods benefited.

allocation

Printing & publishing; Publishing

Quantity of a product, such as a brand of paper, that is rationed to distributors and customers until a specified date.

allocation

Computer; Software; Software engineering

(1) The process of distributing requirements, resources, or other entities among the components of a system or program.~(2) The result of the distribution in (1).

highlight

Software; Operating systems

To emphasize displayed characters, as by displaying them in reverse video (light on dark rather than dark on light, and vice versa) or against a colored background.

active

Software; Operating systems

Pertaining to the device, program, file, record or portion of the screen that is currently operational or subject to command operations.

cross hatch

Software; Operating systems

Shading made up of regularly spaced, intersecting lines.

default gateway

Software; Operating systems

A configuration item for the TCP/IP protocol that is the IP address of a directly reachable IP router. Configuring a default gateway creates a default route in the IP routing ...

compile

Software; Operating systems

To translate all the source code of a program from a high-level language into object code prior to execution of the program.

header row

Software; Operating systems

The first row in a spreadsheet. The header row contains category labels that describe the contents of the columns.

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Datejust II

A watch with contemporary allure, built upon the rich heritage of the classic Datejust. Launched in 2009 with the latest Rolex innovations in a bolder ...