Added 9 October 2026
slot
/slɒt/ noun
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about slot at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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A position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable.
he developed a version of slot grammar
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A small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail).
he put a quarter in the slot
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A time assigned on a schedule or agenda.
the TV program has a new time slot
verb
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Assign a time slot.
slot a television program
Origin
From Middle English slot, from Old French esclot, likely from Old Norse slóð (“track”). As a gambling machine, via clipping of slot machine. Compare sleuth. The scheduling (calendar) sense is by a metaphor whereby the time span is equated with the segment of a page or part of a device that represents it.
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