1. (

• slot

) a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable; "he developed a version of slot grammar" ;

2. (

• slot

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

3. (

• time_slot ,
• slot

) a time assigned on a schedule or agenda; "the TV program has a new time slot"; "an aircraft landing slot" ;

4. (

• 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" ;

5. (

• 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" ;

6. (

• slot ,
• expansion_slot

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

7. (

• slot ,
• one-armed_bandit

) a slot machine that is used for gambling; "they spend hours and hours just playing the slots" ;

1. (

• slot

) assign a time slot; "slot a television program" ;