A Slot machine is a casino game in which you place a bet on a combination of symbols to win credits. The symbols used on the machines can be either cash or paper tickets with barcodes. You activate the machine with a lever or button. When a winning combination appears, you will be awarded credits according to the paytable. The symbols on the machines differ from one another, but the classic symbols are the fruit, bells, and stylized lucky sevens. Most slot machines have a theme, and their bonus features align with this theme.
In hockey, the slot is the rectangular area on the ice between the goaltender and the blue line. It is the fourth position of the flying display. It is derived from the Old French esclot, which is uncertain in its origin. Its synonym in Old Norse is slod. The meaning of slot in hockey dates back to the 1520s, although the word’slot’ in a casino refers to a slot machine.
The word slot comes from the Old Dutch and Middle Low German. It was originally called sloz, Old High German slut, and Old Frisian sluta. It is related to the PIE root *klau “hook”. Its meaning can be understood as “a hole in a wall or a recessed space.”