A position in a group, series or sequence. Also, an opening or gap in a structure that is used to accommodate another element (such as an aircraft wing flap or control surfaces) or allow air to flow through it.
A slot is a container that you can use to display and manage dynamic items on your Web site. A slot can either wait passively for content to call out for it, or it can have a renderer fill its contents. Slots work with scenarios and renderers to deliver content to a page; slots are the dynamic placeholders, while scenarios specify the content that a slot will display.
In the world of gambling, there are many facts and just as many myths about slot machines. These myths can be passed down from generation to generation until they become the gospel according to some. There are thousands of myths about slot machines, but some of the most common ones revolve around a machine’s “taste” and “tilt.”
The term taste is a reference to the small amount that a slot machine pays out in order to keep the player seated and betting. This is often enough to keep a player occupied, but it is not nearly enough to make them feel good about a win or to justify continuing to play the machine for long periods of time. Tilt is a reference to electromechanical slot machines’ tilt switches, which would make or break circuits when the machine was tilted. Modern slot machines do not have tilt switches, but they may still be tampered with in ways that can affect their operation.