A slit or other narrow opening, especially one for receiving something such as a coin or letter. A device that receives coins and pays out winning combinations. Also known as a slot machine.
In computing, a slot is an area of a computer system where the operation issue and data path machinery surrounds a set of execution units. It is also used to refer to expansion slots on a motherboard such as ISA, PCI, AGP or memory slots.
Many slot players pump money into two or more adjacent machines at a casino, but if the place is crowded, this can be very distracting. It is important to be able to watch your game and concentrate, so if you have to pump cash into multiple slots, do so with the understanding that you will be leaving some of them when you hit a jackpot.
The pay table is a key piece of information for slot players, listing the symbols and how much a player can win if the right combination line up on the pay line. Some slot games have multiple pay lines, while others feature scatter and wild symbols.
In sports, a slot receiver is physically smaller and quicker than a traditional wide receiver and is often assigned to cover the second-highest number of passes by teams that employ a nickel or dime defensive scheme. In the past decade or so, NFL teams have leaned heavily on slot receivers to exploit weaknesses in their opponents’ coverage schemes.