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  • Definition
    • slot :a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable
      • he developed a version of slot grammar

    • slot :assign a time slot
      • slot a television program

    • slot :a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail)
      • he put a quarter in the slot

    • slot :a time assigned on a schedule or agenda
      • the TV program has a new time slot|an aircraft landing slot

    • slot :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

    • slot :the trail of an animal (especially a deer)
      • he followed the deer's slot over the soft turf to the edge of the trees

    • slot :(computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board
      • the PC had three slots for additional memory

    • slot :a slot machine that is used for gambling
      • they spend hours and hours just playing the slots

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