1. A narrow aperture or groove in something. 2. A position, time, or place occupied, as for example by a job or office: He has the slot at the Gazette. 3. In aviation: A scheduled flight time and place authorized by an air-traffic control authority: They have a few more slots available for small aircraft at this airport.
A slot is also a term used in computer processors to refer to the location of expansion slots, usually ISA (Industry Standard Architecture), PCI (peripheral component interconnect), or AGP (accelerated graphics port) slots. However, this is not to be confused with the more common type of expansion slot in a motherboard called a socket.
The pay table is the list of payouts for all symbols in a particular slot machine and is displayed above or below the reel area on older machines. It will also display any bonus features and how to trigger them. It is important to read the pay table to understand how a slot game works, especially if you are new to playing. It will also help you avoid making incorrect assumptions, such as thinking that a machine has “cooled off” or is “due to hit.” Each spin of a slot is an independent event and there is no such thing as a coin’s being due to come in. The only way to improve your chances of winning is to play more often and with the highest denomination that you are comfortable with.
