hot spot
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Noun[edit]
- A dangerous place of violent political unrest
- A lively and entertaining place, such as a nightclub
- An area of radioactive contamination
- (computing) A part of an application that consumes a significant amount of execution time
- (computing, graphical user interface) Part of a control that responds dynamically as the user moves the pointer over it, as for example in an image map.
- (genetics) The region of a gene in which there is higher than normal rate of mutation
- (networking) A location in which WiFi Internet access is available
- (planetology, geology) The surface manifestation of a plume that rises from deep in the celestial body’s mantle
Synonyms[edit]
- (a dangerous place of violent political unrest): flash point, trouble spot
Antonyms[edit]
- (location with WiFi Internet access): notspot
Translations[edit]
a dangerous place of violent political unrest
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geologyhot spot the surface manifestation of a plume that rises from deep
