Lot is a shorter word for allotment. To allot
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/allot>is to...

   1. (transitive
   <https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#transitive>) To
   distribute <https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/distribute> or apportion
   <https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/apportion> by (or as if by) lot
   <https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lot>.
   2. (transitive
   <https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#transitive>) To assign
   <https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/assign> or designate
   <https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/designate> as a task
   <https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/task> or for a purpose
   <https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/purpose>.


IIRC, someone once pointed out that colony is -- or almost is -- an
allocator. Any ground near there we haven't covered?

On Mon, 8 Feb 2021 at 20:00, Ben Craig via SG14 <sg14_at_[hidden]>
wrote:

> I like the analogy of this data structure to a parking lot quite a bit,
> and will likely use it while teaching the data structure.
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> I’m not sure I like using the term ‘lot’ in speech. Maybe `garage` or
> `park`?
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> <begin not serious suggestion>
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> Instead of speaking about where to put a Car, we could speak of where to
> put other things that have a similar layout. Perhaps a place that holds
> animals? Then we could have a durable place to put horses. A
> stable_stable.
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> <end not serious suggestion>
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> *From:* SG14 <sg14-bounces_at_[hidden]> *On Behalf Of *Kim Nilsson
> via SG14
> *Sent:* Monday, February 8, 2021 1:48 PM
> *To:* sg14_at_[hidden]
> *Cc:* Kim Nilsson <nilekurt_at_[hidden]>
> *Subject:* [EXTERNAL] Re: [SG14] std::colony name brainstorming
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> In the interest of brevity, may I suggest std::lot ? A std::lot<Car> seems
> to convey what a parking lot is.
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> Regards,
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> Kim Nilsson
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