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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: Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 151 languages. ...

Geology

• Hotspot (geology), a location above a hot upwelling plume of mantle.

In geology, a hotspot is a location on the Earths surface that has experienced active volcanism for a long period of time. ...

Computer science

• Hotspot (program), a set of computer instructions executed so frequently that, in older architectures, the memory chips could actually have a spot of higher temperature.

• Hotspot (database), a frequently accessed data item or object in a database

• 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

Hotspots are venues that offer Wi-Fi access. ... Look up hot spot in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A Java Virtual Machine (JVM) is a set of computer software programs and data structures which implements a specific virtual machine model. ... Sun Microsystems, Inc. ... An onscreen hotspot, in computing, provides a special area for hyperlinking or for other GUI-based activity (such as re-direction, pop-up display (of advertising or of non-advertising), macro execution, etc). ... GUI redirects here. ...

Biology

• Biodiversity hotspot, a region of significant biodiversity threatened with destruction
• Mutation hotspot, DNA positions where mutations occur with above-average frequency
• Recombination hotspot, DNA positions where Genetic recombination occurs with above-average frequency

This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... For linguistic mutation, see Apophony. ... The structure of part of a DNA double helix Deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, is a nucleic acid molecule that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms. ... For linguistic mutation, see Apophony. ... Recombination hotspots are sites in the genome of sexually reproducing organisms that exhibit elevated rates of meiotic recombination. ... The structure of part of a DNA double helix Deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, is a nucleic acid molecule that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms. ... Genetic recombination is the process by which a strand of the genetic material (usually DNA; but can also be RNA) is broken and then joined to the end of a different DNA molecule. ...

Arts and entertainment

• Hot Spot (cricket), an infra-red tracking system used in cricket
• Hot Spot (musical), a 1963 musical with lyrics by Martin Charnin and music by Mary Rodgers
• Hot Spot (song), a song by hip-hop rap artist Foxy Brown
• The Hot Spot, a 1990 film with Don Johnson and Jennifer Connelly
• The Hotspot, a weekly podcast by the editors of GameSpot discussing various gaming-related news and events
• Hotspot (stage lighting), the center of a beam of light from a stage lighting instrument that is brighter than the surrounding light

Hot Spot is an infra-red imaging system used in cricket to determine whether the ball strikes the batsmen bat or pad. ... Hot Spot is a musical with book by Jack Weinstock and Willie Gilbert, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and music by Mary Rodgers. ... Hot Spot is the first single released from American female hip-hop artist Foxy Browns second album Chyna Doll. ... The Hot Spot is a 1990 American drama/romance movie directed by Dennis Hopper and starring Don Johnson, Virginia Madsen, and Jennifer Connelly. ... GameSpot is a video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information. ... A Source 4 ERS with major parts labeled Stage Lighting instruments are used in stage lighting to illuminate theatrical productions, rock concerts and other performances taking place in live performance venues. ...

Criminal justice

• Hot Spot (criminal justice), a location or address with a substantial clustering or concentration of crime events

Fictional

• Hot Spot (comics), is a fictional character in publications from DC Comics
• Hot Spot (Transformers) is the name of several Transformers characters

Hot Spot (formerly Joto) is the secret identity of Isaiah Crockett, a DC Comics superhero and a former member of the Teen Titans. ... Hot Spot is the name of several characters in the Transformers universes. ...

Lottery

• Hot Spot, a keno game offered by the California Lottery

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