Opening vs. Slot — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Opening and Slot
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Opening
A space or gap that allows passage or access
An opening in the roof would get rid of the smoke
Slot
A long, narrow aperture or slit in a machine for something to be inserted
He slid a coin into the slot of the jukebox
Opening
A beginning; an initial part
Maya started tapping out the opening of her story
Slot
An allotted place in an arrangement or scheme such as a broadcasting schedule
Landing slots at Heathrow airport
A late-night television slot
Opening
An opportunity to achieve something
They seem to have exploited fully the openings offered
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Slot
The track of a deer, as visible in soft ground.
Opening
Coming at the beginning of something; initial
She stole the show with her opening remark
Slot
Place (an object) into a slot, typically one specifically designed to receive it
The plates come in sections that can be slotted together
He slotted a cassette into the tape machine
Opening
The act or an instance of becoming open or being made to open
The opening of the tomb.
Slot
A narrow opening; a groove or slit
A slot for coins in a vending machine.
A mail slot.
Opening
A gap, breach, or aperture
Slipped through an opening in the hedge.
Slot
A gap between a main and auxiliary airfoil to provide space for airflow and facilitate the smooth passage of air over the wing.
Opening
A clearing in the woods.
Slot
An assigned place in a sequence or schedule
A new time slot for a TV program.
Opening
The first part or stage, as of a book.
Slot
A position of employment in an organization or hierarchy.
Opening
The first performance
The opening of a play.
Slot
(Computers) An expansion slot.
Opening
A formal commencement of operation
Attended the opening of the new museum.
Slot
(Informal) A slot machine designed for gambling
Lost $100 playing the slots.
Opening
A specific pattern or series of beginning moves in certain games, especially chess.
Slot
(Football) A space or gap between an end and a tackle in an offensive line.
Opening
An opportunity affording a chance of success.
Slot
(Sports) An unmarked area in front of the goal between the face-off circles on an ice hockey rink.
Opening
An unfilled job or position; a vacancy.
Slot
The track or trail of a deer.
Opening
Present participle of open
Slot
To cut or make a slot or slots in.
Opening
Pertaining to the start or beginning of a series of events.
The opening theme of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is, perhaps, the most recognizable in all of European art music.
The opening act of the battle for Fort Sumter was the firing of a single 10-inch mortar round from Fort Johnson at 4:30 a.m. on April 12, 1861, by Lt. Henry S. Farley, who acted upon the command of Capt. George S. James, which round exploded over Fort Sumter as a signal to open the general bombardment from 43 guns and mortars at Fort Moultrie, Fort Johnson, the floating battery, and Cummings Point.
Slot
To put into or assign to a slot.
Opening
(cricket) describing the first period of play, usually up to the fall of the first wicket; describing a batsman who opens the innings or a bowler who opens the attack
Slot
A broad, flat, wooden bar, a slat, especially as used to secure a door, window, etc.
Opening
An act or instance of making or becoming open.
The daily openings of the day lily bloom gives it its name.
He remembered fondly the Christmas morning opening of presents.
Slot
A metal bolt or wooden bar, especially as a crosspiece.
Opening
A gap permitting passage through.
A salamander darted out of an opening in the rocks.
He slipped through an opening in the crowd.
Slot
An implement for barring, bolting, locking or securing a door, box, gate, lid, window or the like.
Opening
An act or instance of beginning.
There have been few factory and store openings in the US lately.
Their opening of the concert with Brass in Pocket always fires up the crowd.
Slot
(electrical) A channel opening in the stator or rotor of a rotating machine for ventilation and insertion of windings.
Opening
Something that is a beginning.
Slot
The barrel or tube of a wave.
Opening
The first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe.
They were disappointed at the turnout for their opening, but hoped that word would spread.
Slot
(American football) The area between the last offensive lineman on either side of the center and the wide receiver on that side.
Opening
The initial period when a show at an art gallery or museum is first opened, especially the first evening.
Slot
A narrow depression, perforation, or aperture; especially, one for the reception of a piece fitting or sliding in it.
Opening
The first few measures of a musical composition.
Slot
A period of time within a schedule or sequence.
I've booked your haircut for the 2 p.m. slot.
Opening
The first few moves in a game.
John spends two hours a day studying chess openings, and another two hours studying endgames.
Slot
(aviation) The allocated time for an aircraft's departure or arrival at an airport's runway.
Opening
A vacant position, especially in an array.
Are there likely to be any openings on the Supreme Court in the next four years?
Slot
(hockey) A rectangular area directly in front of the net and extending toward the blue line.
Opening
A time available in a schedule.
If you'd like to make a booking with us, we have an opening at twelve o'clock.
The only two-hour openings for the hockey rink are between 1AM and 5AM.
Slot
(aviation) In a flying display, the fourth position; after the leader and two wingmen.
Opening
An unoccupied employment position.
We have an opening in our marketing department.
Slot
(computing) A space in memory or on disk etc. in which a particular type of object can be stored.
The game offers four save slots.
Opening
An opportunity, as in a competitive activity.
Slot
(informal) A slot machine designed for gambling.
I walked past the poker tables and went straight to the slots.
Opening
(math) In mathematical morphology, the dilation of the erosion of a set.
Slot
(slang) The vagina.
Opening
The act or process of opening; a beginning; commencement; first appearance; as, the opening of a speech.
The opening of your glory was like that of light.
Slot
The track of an animal, especially a deer; spoor.
Opening
A place which is open; a breach; an aperture; a gap; cleft, or hole.
We saw him at the opening of his tent.
Slot
(Antarctica) A crack or fissure in a glacier or snowfield; a chasm; a crevasse.
Opening
An opportunity; as, an opening for business.
Slot
(journalism) The inside of the "rim" or semicircular copy desk, occupied by the supervisor of the copy editors.
Opening
A vacant place; a job which does not have a current occupant; as, they are now interviewing candidates for the two openings in the department.
Slot
To bar, bolt or lock a door or window.
Opening
A thinly wooded space, without undergrowth, in the midst of a forest; a clearing; as, oak openings.
Slot
To shut with violence; to slam.
To slot a door
Opening
An open or empty space in or between things;
There was a small opening between the trees
The explosion made a gap in the wall
Slot
To put something (such as a coin) into a slot (narrow aperture)
Opening
A ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise
Slot
To assign something or someone into a slot (gap in a schedule or sequence)
Opening
Becoming open or being made open;
The opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting for
Slot
To put something where it belongs.
Opening
The first performance (as of a theatrical production);
The opening received good critical reviews
Slot
To kill.
Opening
The act of opening something;
The ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door
Slot
(Antarctica) To fall, or cause to fall, into a crevasse.
Opening
Opportunity especially for employment or promotion;
There is an opening in the sales department
Slot
To kick the ball between the posts for a goal; to score a goal by doing this.
Opening
The initial part of the introduction;
The opening established the basic theme
Slot
A broad, flat, wooden bar; a slat or sloat.
Opening
A possible alternative;
Bankruptcy is always a possibility
Slot
A bolt or bar for fastening a door.
Opening
An aperture or hole opening into a bodily cavity;
The orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart
Slot
A narrow depression, perforation, or aperture; esp., one for the reception of a piece fitting or sliding in it.
Opening
A vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made;
They left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door
Slot
The track of a deer; hence, a track of any kind.
As a bloodhound follows the slot of a hurt deer.
Opening
An entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
Slot
To shut with violence; to slam; as, to slot a door.
Opening
The first of a series of actions;
He memorized all the important chess openings
Slot
A position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable;
He developed a version of slot grammar
Opening
First or beginning;
The memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth
The play's opening scene
Slot
A small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail);
He put a quarter in the slot
Slot
A time assigned on a schedule or agenda;
The TV program has a new time slot
An aircraft landing slot
Slot
A position in a hierarchy or organization;
Bob Dylan occupied the top slot for several weeks
She beat some tough competition for the number one slot
Slot
The trail of an animal (especially a deer);
He followed the deer's slot over the soft turf to the edge of the trees
Slot
(computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board;
The PC had three slots for additional memory
Slot
A slot machine that is used for gambling;
They spend hours and hours just playing the slots
Slot
Assign a time slot;
Slot a television programs
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