• noun:   a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail)

  Example: "He put a quarter in the slot"

• noun:   a slot machine that is used for gambling

  Example: "They spend hours and hours just playing the slots"

• noun:   (computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board

  Example: "The PC had three slots for additional memory"

• noun:   a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable

  Example: "He developed a version of slot grammar"

• noun:   the trail of an animal (especially a deer)

  Example: "He followed the deer's slot over the soft turf to the edge of the trees"

• noun:   a position in a hierarchy or organization

  Example: "Bob Dylan occupied the top slot for several weeks"

• noun:   a time assigned on a schedule or agenda

  Example: "The TV program has a new time slot"

• verb:   assign a time slot

  Example: "Slot a television programs"

• name:  A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #54163)

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