1. A position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable
   "he developed a version of slot grammar" 
2. A small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail)
   "he put a quarter in the slot" 
3. A time assigned on a schedule or agenda
   "the TV program has a new time slot"; "an aircraft landing slot"
   - time slot 
4. A position in a hierarchy or organization
   "Bob Dylan occupied the top slot for several weeks"; "she beat some tough competition for the number one slot" 
5. The trail of an animal (especially a deer)
   "he followed the deer's slot over the soft turf to the edge of the trees" 
6. (computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board
   "the PC had three slots for additional memory"
   - expansion slot 
7. A slot machine that is used for gambling
   "they spend hours and hours just playing the slots"
   - one-armed bandit

1. Assign a time slot
   "slot a television program"

Derived forms: slotting, slots, slotted

Type of: coin machine, interval, position, receptacle, schedule, slit, slot machine, spatial relation, status, time interval, trail

Encyclopedia: Slot

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