Hotspot

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A hot spot is a region of high or special activity within a larger area of low or normal activity. It may refer to:

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[edit] Computers

  • Hot spot (computer science), region of a program where highest number of executed instructions occurs, or where most time is spent during program execution
  • Software framework hot spots describe the areas of software frameworks which are customized in various ways by users
  • Hotspot (Wi-Fi), a Wi-Fi access point or area, in particular for connecting to the Internet
  • HotSpot, a Java Virtual Machine from Sun Microsystems
  • Screen hotspots, especially in GUI applications, provide areas on which computer-users click or hover for extra information-processing

[edit] Geology

[edit] Physics

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[edit] Other meanings

  • Airport hot spots are locations where aircraft collision with ground equipment may occur
  • T-Mobile HotSpot, a service that allows mobile phone connections via a WiFi connection
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