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