R: what are Slots?

Question

Does anyone know what a slot is in R?

I did not find the explanation of its meaning. I get a recursive definition: \"Slot function returns or set information about the

Answer 1

Just as names(variable) lists up all the $-accessible names of a complex variable, so too

slotNames(object) lists all the slots of an object.

Very handy to discover what goodies your fit-object contains for your viewing pleasure.