expansion slot

1. 1.

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

   “the PC had three slots for additional memory”

   Synonymsslot

   Broaderreceptacle

   computer

Questions about expansion slot

What does expansion slot mean?

expansion slot means "(computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board".

What is another word for expansion slot?

Close synonyms include slot. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is expansion slot a common word?

expansion slot is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.