Slat, slats, or SLAT may refer to:

Common uses

• Leading-edge slat, an aerodynamic surface on the leading edge of the wing of a fixed-wing aircraft

• Lath, a narrow strip of straight-grained wood used under roof shingles or tiles

• Vertical or horizontal pieces of a window blind

Arts and entertainment

• A character in the American comic strip Abbie an' Slats

• Slats Grobnik, a character created by American newspaper columnist Mike Royko

• Slats (1919–1936), a Leo the Lion mascot of MGM

People

• Slats Jordan (1878–1953), American baseball player

• Slats Gill (1901–1966), American basketball and baseball head coach

• Glenn Hardin (1910–1975), or Slats, American hurdler, 1936 Olympic gold medalist

• Slats Long (1906–1964), American jazz clarinetist

• Connie Mack (1862–1956), or Slats, American baseball player, manager, and team owner

• Max Zaslofsky (1925–1985), or Slats, American basketball player

• Glen Sather (born 1943), or Slats, Canadian ice hockey player

• Michael Slater (born 1970), or Slats, Australian cricketer

• Boyan Slat (born 1994), Dutch inventor and entrepreneur

Science and technology

• AQM-127 SLAT (Supersonic Low-Altitude Target), a United States Navy target drone

• Systeme de Lutte Anti-Torpille, a naval anti-torpedo system, on FREMM multipurpose frigate

• Second Level Address Translation, a computer technology

• Software Liberty Association of Taiwan, a member of the Free Standards Group

• Super Low Altitude Test Satellite, a Japanese satellite

Other uses

• Slat, Kentucky, United States, an unincorporated community

• A rarely used alternate name for a slash (/)

See also

• Plank (disambiguation)

• Slet (disambiguation)

• Slit (disambiguation)

• Slot (disambiguation)

• Slut (disambiguation)