A notch or other similar opening in the tips of the primaries of certain birds, which during flight helps to maintain a smooth flow of air over the wings. Also: (in aviation) an allocated time and place for an aircraft to take off or land at an airport, as authorized by the airport or air-traffic control: We had a good slot at Heathrow, but it took forever to get on board.
In a casino, the slot light is activated by pressing the service button on a player console. Its purpose is to signal a slot attendant that the player requires assistance. The light is positioned at the top of the machine to be easily visible from the staff position in the pit.
Modern slots are based on microprocessors, which assign different probabilities to each reel symbol. The result is that a winning combination may appear to be close by, but the actual probability of the symbols being in the correct positions at the right time is very low.
A slot is a dynamic placeholder that either waits for content to be called out to it, or calls out for content to fill itself (a active slot). Slots and renderers work in tandem; slots contain the content that is to be displayed and the renderer specifies how that content will be presented. It is not recommended that you use more than one scenario to feed a slot; this can lead to unpredictable results.