ALL meanings of slotting
slot
S s - noun slotting a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter. 1
- noun slotting a place or position, as in a sequence or series: The program received a new time slot on the broadcasting schedule. 1
- noun slotting Linguistics. (especially in tagmemics) a position having a specific grammatical function within a construction into which any one of a set of morphemes or morpheme sequences can be fit. Compare filler (def 9). 1
- noun slotting an assignment or job opening; position: I applied for the slot in management training. 1
- noun slotting Journalism. the interior opening in a copy desk, occupied by the chief copy editor. the job or position of chief copy editor: He had the slot at the Gazette for 20 years. Compare rim (def 7). 1
- noun slotting an allocated, scheduled time and place for an aircraft to take off or land, as authorized by an airport or air-traffic authority: 40 more slots for the new airline at U.S. airports. 1
- noun slotting Informal. slot machine (def 1). 1
- noun slotting Aeronautics. See under slat1 (def 2). 1
- noun slotting Ornithology. a narrow notch or other similar opening between the tips of the primaries of certain birds, which during flight helps to maintain a smooth flow of air over the wings. 1
- noun slotting Ice Hockey. an unmarked area near the front of an opponent's goal that affords a vantage for an attacking player. 1
- noun slotting Computers. expansion slot. 1
- verb with object slotting to provide with a slot or slots; make a slot in. 1
- verb with object slotting to place or fit into a slot: We've slotted his appointment for four o'clock. 1
- verb without object slotting to fit or be placed in a slot. 1