slot vs position

slot and position both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
slot	Yes	No	Yes	No
position	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, position is a hypernym of slot; that is, position is a word with a broader meaning than slot:

slot: a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable
position: the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated

Other hypernyms of slot include spatial relation.

As nouns, position is a hypernym of slot; that is, position is a word with a broader meaning than slot:

slot: a position in a hierarchy or organization
position: the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society

Other hypernyms of slot include status.

slot (noun)	position (noun)
a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail)	the act of putting something in a certain place
a slot machine that is used for gambling	a job in an organization
(computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board	(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable	the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
the trail of an animal (especially a deer)	the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
a position in a hierarchy or organization	the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
a time assigned on a schedule or agenda	the arrangement of the body and its limbs
	a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
	a rationalized mental attitude
	an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
	an item on a list or in a sequence
	the particular portion of space occupied by something
	a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
	the appropriate or customary location
	the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
	a condition or position in which you find yourself

slot (verb)	position (verb)
assign a time slot	put into a certain place or abstract location
	cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation