slot
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2.3
- noun
- /slɑt/
- The new computer has a slot for an additional memory card to expand its storage.
- uses four slots
- cut a slot
- a single slot
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Watch on YouTubeOh, each utensil has its own perfect slot, nice and snug.
- Oh, each utensil has its own perfect slot, nice and snug.
- They were just in the PCI E slots and that is done.
- And I've been using this SD card slot so much.
Examples
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OK, so we put the card in the slot on the left.
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Then I fed the cube into the slot at the edge of my desk.
Fiction book (1991) -
The mail had been put through the slot and lay on the hall floor.
Fiction book (1990) -
And we have this slot right here which has a battery in it.
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Put it in the slot.
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Insert your credit in the slot.
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This looks like a SIM card slot over here.
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The parts are assembled in their individual slots with a small amount of wood glue.
Academic text (1996) -
Oh, each utensil has its own perfect slot, nice and snug.
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Mrs. Fennel, if you insert this card to that slot it'll turn off the machines.
Synonyms
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1.0
An opening in something, often made by people or nature
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1.0
A space that lets people move through, for example a door
27
1.0
A hole in a lock where you put a key
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2.8
A narrow opening in a door for putting letters and small packages through
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5.2
A socket inside a computer that holds an extra card like a graphics card
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2.2
A narrow opening in a machine where you put coins
Compounds
- US
25
3.3
A machine in a casino where you put coins and spin pictures to try to win money
- Specialized
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5.2
A socket inside a computer that holds an extra card like a graphics card
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Etymology
Slot originally named the groove where a bolt fit, from an old word for a 'bolt' or 'lock', so you can imagine a narrow cut made for something to go into. That's why a modern slot is a thin opening for coins, mail, or computer parts.