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A slot is a placeholder for dynamic content on a Web page. Slots are a part of the ACC and work in tandem with renderers to deliver content to the Web site. Slots have a set of properties that govern how they are used for offer management purposes.
In order to understand the concept of slot, it helps to have some background in physics and mathematics. The physics of a slot is essentially the relationship between an operation in a pipeline and the physical resources that it requires to execute. The physics of a slot is more complex in very long instruction word (VLIW) computer architectures, where slots have additional properties associated with the timing of an operation and the resource requirements it has to meet.
The mathematics of a slot is a bit more complicated than physics, as it takes into account the probabilities of each symbol appearing on a reel. This probability is determined by a weighting system that balances the odds of each symbol occurring with the number of total stops on a reel. In order to ensure that each spin contains a maximum amount of winning combinations, manufacturers use an electronic algorithm to weigh each individual symbol based on its likelihood to appear at each stop location.
The result is that each spin has a certain amount of volatility — i.e. the probability of winning a particular amount in a given timeframe. High variance slots tend to pay out less frequently but can pay much larger amounts when they do. Conversely, low variance slots may be more likely to pay out and can also pay smaller amounts.