allocator

From allocate + -or.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈæl.ə.keɪ.tə/
• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈæl.əˌkeɪ.tɚ/, [ˈæl.əˌkeɪ.ɾɚ]
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈæl.ə.kæɪ.tə/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈɛl.ə.kæɪ.tə/

allocator (plural allocators)

1. One who, or that which, allocates.
2. (computing) A utility that allocates and deallocates a dynamic resource (usually memory).

allocātor

1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of allocō