Definition of "slot" []

• A narrow opening; a groove or slit: a slot for coins in a vending machine; a mail slot. (noun)
• A gap between a main and auxiliary airfoil to provide space for airflow and facilitate the smooth passage of air over the wing. (noun)
• An assigned place in a sequence or schedule: a new time slot for a TV program. (noun)
• A position of employment in an organization or hierarchy. (noun)
• Computer Science An expansion slot. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Any idea how its going to intake a gamecube disc if the slot is the size of a normal DVD?"
• ": title, which refers to the title slot defined in BASIC-WINDOW-FEATURES-MIXIN."
• "Put a piece of wire of an electronic lighter into the coin slot, switch it on, and you got yourself a free game."