Slot A <hardware> The physical and electrical specification for the edge-connector used by {AMD}'s {Athlon} processor. The connector allows for a higher {bus rate} than {Socket 7} or {Super 7}. Slot A motherboards use {Compaq}'s {EV6} {bus protocol}. Slot A is mechanically compatible but electrically incompatible with {Intel}'s {Slot 1}. (1999-08-05)