<s>
Resource	B-Algorithm
allocation	I-Algorithm
is	O
the	O
process	O
by	O
which	O
a	O
computing	O
system	O
aims	O
to	O
meet	O
the	O
hardware	O
requirements	O
of	O
an	O
application	B-Application
run	O
by	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
process	O
may	O
be	O
undertaken	O
by	O
the	O
hardware	O
itself	O
,	O
an	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
distributed	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
system	O
,	O
or	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
data	B-General_Concept
center	I-General_Concept
management	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
