Slot
WordNet
noun
(1) A small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail)
"He put a quarter in the slot"
(2) A slot machine that is used for gambling
"They spend hours and hours just playing the slots"
(3) (computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board
"The PC had three slots for additional memory"
(4) A position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable
"He developed a version of slot grammar"
(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) 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"
(7) A time assigned on a schedule or agenda
"The TV program has a new time slot"
"An aircraft landing slot"
verb
(8) Assign a time slot
"Slot a television programs"
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Etymology 1
From Middle Low German slot or Middle (and modern) Dutch slot, from West Germanic. Cognate with German Schloss ‘door-bolt’.
Noun
- A broad, flat, wooden bar, a slat, especially as used to secure a door, window, etc.
- A metal bolt or wooden bar, especially as a crosspiece.
- (electrical) A channel opening in the stator or rotor of a rotating machine for ventilation and insertion of windings.
Noun
- A narrow depression, perforation, or aperture; especially, one for the reception of a piece fitting or sliding in it.
- The allocated time for an aircraft's departure or arrival at an airport's runway.
- In a flying display, the forth position; after the leader and two wingmen.
Etymology 3
From Old French esclot, from Old Norse slóð ‘track’. Compare sleuth.