Slat vs. Slot — What's the Difference?

A narrow strip of metal or wood, as in a Venetian blind.

A long, narrow aperture or slit in a machine for something to be inserted

A movable auxiliary airfoil running along the leading edge of the wing of an airplane.

An allotted place in an arrangement or scheme such as a broadcasting schedule

Slats(Slang) The ribs.

The track of a deer, as visible in soft ground.

To provide or make with slats

Place (an object) into a slot, typically one specifically designed to receive it

A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood (lath), metal, or plastic.

A narrow opening; a groove or slit

(aviation) A control surface that extends forwards and downwards from the leading edge of a wing, leaving a gap between it and the leading edge, in order to modify the airflow around the wing so as to allow flight at a higher angle of attack without stalling, lowering the aircraft's stall speed.

A gap between a main and auxiliary airfoil to provide space for airflow and facilitate the smooth passage of air over the wing.

A ski.

An assigned place in a sequence or schedule

A thin piece of stone; a slate.

A position of employment in an organization or hierarchy.

To construct or provide with slats.

(Computers) An expansion slot.

To slap or strike; to beat, pummel; to hurl or throw down violently.

(Informal) A slot machine designed for gambling

To split; to crack.

(Football) A space or gap between an end and a tackle in an offensive line.

To set on; to incite.

(Sports) An unmarked area in front of the goal between the face-off circles on an ice hockey rink.

A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood or metal; as, the slats of a window blind.

The track or trail of a deer.

To slap; to strike; to beat; to throw down violently.

To cut or make a slot or slots in.

To split; to crack.

To put into or assign to a slot.

To set on; to incite. See 3d Slate.

A broad, flat, wooden bar, a slat, especially as used to secure a door, window, etc.

A thin strip (wood or metal)

A metal bolt or wooden bar, especially as a crosspiece.

Equip or bar with slats;

An implement for barring, bolting, locking or securing a door, box, gate, lid, window or the like.

Close the slats of (windows)

(electrical) A channel opening in the stator or rotor of a rotating machine for ventilation and insertion of windings.

The barrel or tube of a wave.

(American football) The area between the last offensive lineman on either side of the center and the wide receiver on that side.

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

A period of time within a schedule or sequence.

(aviation) The allocated time for an aircraft's departure or arrival at an airport's runway.

(hockey) A rectangular area directly in front of the net and extending toward the blue line.

(aviation) In a flying display, the fourth position; after the leader and two wingmen.

(computing) A space in memory or on disk etc. in which a particular type of object can be stored.

(informal) A slot machine designed for gambling.

(slang) The vagina.

The track of an animal, especially a deer; spoor.

(Antarctica) A crack or fissure in a glacier or snowfield; a chasm; a crevasse.

(journalism) The inside of the "rim" or semicircular copy desk, occupied by the supervisor of the copy editors.

To bar, bolt or lock a door or window.

To shut with violence; to slam.

To put something (such as a coin) into a slot (narrow aperture)

To assign something or someone into a slot (gap in a schedule or sequence)

To put something where it belongs.

To kill.

(Antarctica) To fall, or cause to fall, into a crevasse.

To kick the ball between the posts for a goal; to score a goal by doing this.

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

A bolt or bar for fastening a door.

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

The track of a deer; hence, a track of any kind.

To shut with violence; to slam; as, to slot a door.

A position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable;

A small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail);

A time assigned on a schedule or agenda;

A position in a hierarchy or organization;

The trail of an animal (especially a deer);

(computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board;

A slot machine that is used for gambling;

Assign a time slot;