A narrow opening or position in a machine or other device, as for receiving coins. Also used: a position or assignment. He was given a slot in the school band.
The slot receiver is a wide receiver that lines up between the tight end and offensive tackle pre-snap. Generally shorter and quicker than traditional wide receivers, they are important to the success of running plays such as sweeps and slants. They also help block for the ball carrier on running plays that go to the outside.
Many players let their paranoia get the best of them when they play slots. They think that someone in a back room somewhere at the casino is pulling the strings to determine who wins and who loses. But the truth is that all games are governed by random number generators (RNGs) and only Lady Luck has anything to do with it.
A slot is also the name of an open file in a computer where you can insert printed circuit boards to expand the capability of the system. Not to be confused with bays, which are sites within the computer where you can install disk drives. Also, a computer processor slot is called a socket, and it can be found in the back of the machine while expansion slots are located in the front of the system. Each slot has a theoretical hold worksheet, which indicates how much the manufacturer expects to return to the player over time for the amount paid in. This percentage is known as the return-to-player (RTP) percentage and is an excellent indicator of how good a particular machine is.