slots

Meanings

Noun

• a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable
• a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail)
• a time assigned on a schedule or agenda
• a position in a hierarchy or organization
• the trail of an animal (especially a deer)
• (computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board
  • "the PC had three slots for additional memory"
• a slot machine that is used for gambling
  • "they spend hours and hours just playing the slots"
• plural of slot

Verb

• assign a time slot
• third-person singular simple present indicative of slot

Synonyms

expansion slot, one-armed bandit, slot, time slot