Definition of "Assignment" :

noun: the act of putting a person into a non-elective position

noun: the act of distributing something to designated places or persons

"The first task is the assignment of an address to each datum."

noun: a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)

noun: an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)

noun: the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another

noun: (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance