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Word of the day
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August 29
hot spot
n
A
location
which has a
higher
temperature
or
amount
of
radiation
than
surrounding
areas
.
(
firefighting
,
forestry
)
A
part
of a
forest fire
which is
burning
actively
.
(
geology
,
planetology
)
The
surface
manifestation
of a
plume
of
molten
material
that
rises
from
deep
in a
celestial body
's
mantle
.
(
nuclear physics
)
An area of high
radioactive
contamination
.
(
optics
)
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
”
)
(
figuratively
)
A
place
notable
for a high
level
of
activity
or
danger
.
A
dangerous
place of
violent
political
unrest
.
A
lively
and
entertaining
place, such as a
nightclub
.
(
computing
)
A part of an
application
that
consumes
a
significant
amount of
execution
time
.
(
graphical user interface
)
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
).
(
Internet
,
networking
)
A location in which
Wi-Fi
Internet
access
is
available
.
(
ecology
)
Short for
biodiversity hotspot
(
“
a place with a
significant
level of
biodiversity
, particularly if the
flora
and
fauna
are
threatened
with
loss
of their
habitat
”
)
.
(
genetics
)
The
region
of a
gene
in which there is a higher than
normal
rate
of
mutation
.
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