Meaning of SLOT
| Pronunciation: | | slât
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- [n] a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail); "he put a quarter in the slot"
- [n] a slot machine that is used for gambling; "they spend hours and hours just playing the slots"
- [n] (computers) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board; "the PC had three slots for additional memory"
- [n] a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable; "he developed a version of slot grammar"
- [n] the trail of an animal (especially a deer); "he followed the deer's slot over the soft turf to the edge of the trees"
- [n] 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"
- [n] a time assigned on a schedule or agenda; "the TV program has a new time slot"; "an aircraft landing slot"
- [v] assign a time slot; "slot a television programs"
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| | Synonyms: | | expansion slot, one-armed bandit, time slot |
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| | See Also: | | coin machine, coin slot, fruit machine, interval, mail slot, position, position, receptacle, schedule, slit, slot machine, spatial relation, status, time interval, trail | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Slot\, n. [LG. & D. slot a lock, from a verb meaning to
close., to shut, D. sluiten; akin to G. schliessen, OHG.
sliozan, OFries. sl?ta, and probably to L. claudere. Cf.
{Close}, {Sluice}.]
1. A broad, flat, wooden bar; a slat or sloat.
2. A bolt or bar for fastening a door. [Prov. Eng.]
3. A narrow depression, perforation, or aperture; esp., one
for the reception of a piece fitting or sliding in it.
\Slot\, v. t. [See {Slot} a bar.]
To shut with violence; to slam; as, to slot a door. [Obs. or
Prov. Eng.]
\Slot\, n. [Cf. Icel. sl??, and E. sleuth.]
The track of a deer; hence, a track of any kind. --Milton.
As a bloodhound follows the slot of a hurt deer. --Sir
W. Scott.
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