Slots are dynamic placeholders that either wait for content (passive slots) or call out for it (active slots). They are filled by a scenario using an Add Items to Slot action or by a renderer. Slots and scenarios work together to deliver content to the page; renderers specify how that content is presented.
A slot is an elongated depression, groove, or notch, especially one for receiving something, such as a coin or a letter. It is also a position or time period, as in the eight o’clock slot on Thursdays or a particular hour during a television program: I had to be at the office for my four o’clock slot.
The number of symbols on a slot machine determines the odds of winning. There are various types of slots available: single pay line, multi-pay lines, progressive jackpots, free spins and bonus games. Picking a machine that has the right type of features to increase your chances of winning is important, but don’t forget luck plays a big part too!
You can add synonyms to a slot type so that Dialog Engine recognizes several different words and phrases for the same entity value. To do this, select a slot type and click Edit. Click the Synonyms tab and enter an alternate name for the slot. You can also use regular expressions to map values to slot types. For example, if you want your travel bot to know about flight codes, create a regex pattern such as