hot spot

Meanings

1. A location which has a higher temperature or amount of radiation than surrounding areas.
2. A part of a forest fire which is burning actively.
3. The surface manifestation of a plume of molten material that rises from deep in a celestial body's mantle.
4. An area of high radioactive contamination.
5. Synonym of heiligenschein (“an optical phenomenon which creates a bright spot around the shadow of the viewer's head, when the surface on which the shadow falls has special optical characteristics”).
6. An infected lesion in dogs or other furry mammals caused by excessive itching.
7. A place notable for a high level of activity or danger.
8. A dangerous place of violent political unrest.
9. A lively and entertaining place, such as a nightclub.
10. A part of an application that consumes a significant amount of execution time.
11. A part of a control (“an interactive interface element”) that responds dynamically as a user moves a pointer over it (for example, a part of an image map that contains a hyperlink which can be clicked on with a cursor).
12. A location in which Wi-Fi Internet access is available.

Etymology

From hot + spot.

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