SLOTTING

SLOT

slot

(verb) assign a time slot; “slot a television program”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

slotting

present participle of slot

Noun

slotting (plural slottings)

allocation to a slot

Source: Wiktionary


Slot"ting, n.

Definition: The act or process of making slots, or mortises.

SLOT

Slot, n. Etym: [LG. & D. slot a lock, from a verb meaning to close., to shut, D. sluiten; akin to G. schliessen, OHG. sliozan, OFries. sl, and probably to L. claudere. Cf. Close, Sluice.]

1. A broad, flat, wooden bar; a slat or sloat.

2. A bolt or bar for fastening a door. [Prov. Eng.]

3. A narrow depression, perforation, or aperture; esp., one for the reception of a piece fitting or sliding in it.

Slot, v. t. Etym: [See Slot a bar.]

Definition: To shut with violence; to slam; as, to slot a door. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

Slot, n. Etym: [Cf. Icel. sl, and E. sleuth.]

Definition: The track of a deer; hence, a track of any kind. Milton. As a bloodhound follows the slot of a hurt deer. Sir W. Scott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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