A narrow notch, groove or opening, such as a keyway in machinery or a slit for a coin in a vending machine. (From Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Used with permission.)

The slot is the area of ice right in front of the goaltender and between the face-off circles in an offensive zone in hockey. Also, a position in the game that is close to the puck and has the best chance of scoring.

When a query’s capacity demands change, BigQuery automatically re-evaluates the availability of its slots and re-allocates or pauses them as needed. It will also re-evaluate the overall capacity availability of the query, including its partitions and its data warehouse tables, and rebalance the distribution of the queries’ slots across partitions and the tablespaces that host them.

Generally, the symbols on slot machines vary according to the theme of the game, but they often include classic symbols from a card deck like A(ce), K(ing), Q(ueen) and J(oker), and other classical icons, fitting the theme of the slot. Some have a special icon that triggers a bonus round when it appears on the reels. Bonus rounds are a great way to add excitement and winning chances to the games.

If you want to play the best slots online, choose ones with a high RTP. This means that they pay back more than they take in, but that doesn’t mean you can’t lose money. To avoid this, try playing free slots first to get a feel for how they work.