A narrow opening, especially in a machine, into which coins may be dropped to make it work. Also called hole, slit, vent, or aperture. A position or time in a schedule or program: She’s on the eight o’clock slot on Thursdays.
The slot is the number of reel positions on a slot machine that must align with matching symbols to yield a payout. The more paylines a slot has, the greater the potential for winning combinations.
In linguistics, a gap or space in a construction into which a certain morpheme or morpheme sequence fits: the slot in “Hey, where’s my wallet?”; the insertion of a comma after the word ‘to’ in “I want to go” (the ‘to’ part is already part of the ‘to’-initial phrase). In aeronautics, an allocated, scheduled time and place for an aircraft to take off or land, as authorized by an airport or air-traffic authority.
How to win at slots
Start with a game plan. Know what you’re playing for and how much money you can afford to spend. Choose machines that have recently won and avoid those that have been hot or cold. It’s difficult to understand, but the result of each spin is determined by a random number generator. Don’t waste your money chasing a machine that you believe is “due.” Only spins that reach the jackpot receive a payout, and there’s no way to predict when one will happen. The belief that a slot is due to hit is widespread, but it is false.
