Slot - Definition
slot
n 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" [syn: time
slot, 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" [syn: slot, expansion slot]
7: a slot machine that is used for gambling; "they spend hours
and hours just playing the slots" [syn: slot, one-armed
bandit]
v 1: assign a time slot; "slot a television program"