A resource allocation scheme (usually for memory).Best Fit tries to determine the best place to put the new data.The definition of ' best'may differ between implementations, but one example might be to try and minimise the wasted space at the end of the block being allocated - i.e. use the smallest space which is big enough.By minimising wasted space, more data can be allocated overall, at the expense of a more time-consuming allocation routine.Compare First Fit.(1997-06-02)