# reserved (allocation)

a place that is kept for a person during a time

- Computed level: L7 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: reserved  ·  Arena: reserved

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [space](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-space.extent), [time](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-time.dimension), [keep](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-keep.maintenance), [people](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-people.social)

**Through:** The place is kept for a person during a time.

**Novel properties:**
- designated access
- exclusion of others
- temporal commitment

## Examples
- At Tokyo Disneyland, a FastPass kiosk held a 3:45 PM return slot for the Haunted Mansion ride. *(everyday life)*
- The International Telecommunication Union reserved radio frequencies 14.0–14.35 MHz for amateur satellite use. *(engineering)*
- Harvard University keeps John Harvard's statue in the Yard reserved for photo-taking by tourists daily from 9 AM to 5 PM. *(institutions)*

## Used by
- [park](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-park.place) (L14)

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*Every definition provably resolves to space, time, energy and pattern.*