Translation for 'slot' in the free English-Arabic dictionary and many other Arabic translations. Slot synonyms, slot pronunciation, slot translation, English dictionary definition of slot. A narrow opening; a groove or slit: a slot for coins in a vending machine; a mail slot. English is far from the only language spoken in South Africa, the largest country in southern Africa. While English is the lingua franca, there are actually 11 official languages in total, with a majority of the population speaking Zulu, an indigenous language.

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What Does A Slot Mean In English Terms

What Does A Slot Mean In English Grammar

Noun

1.

time slot - a time assigned on a schedule or agenda; 'the TV program has a new time slot'; 'an aircraft landing slot' interval, time interval - a definite length of time marked off by two instants

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1. slot(noun)

   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(noun)

   a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail)

   'he put a quarter in the slot'

3. time slot, slot(noun)

   a time assigned on a schedule or agenda

   'the TV program has a new time slot'; 'an aircraft landing slot'

4. slot(noun)

   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(noun)

   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(noun)

   (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(verb)

   a slot machine that is used for gambling

   'they spend hours and hours just playing the slots'

8. slot(verb)

   assign a time slot

   'slot a television program'