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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hot spot is a region of high or special activity within a larger area of low or normal activity. It may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
- Hot Spot (musical)
Hot Spot is a musical comedy with book by Jack Weinstock and Willie Gilbert, lyrics by Martin Charnin, music by Mary Rodgers, and additional lyrics and music by Stephen Sondheim...
, a 1963 musical with lyrics by Martin Charnin and music by Mary Rodgers
- The Hot Spot
The Hot Spot is a American drama film directed by Dennis Hopper and starring Don Johnson, Virginia Madsen, and Jennifer Connelly.Based on the book Hell Hath No Fury by Charles Williams, the film's soundtrack features a score by Jack Nitzsche played by John Lee Hooker, Miles Davis, Taj Mahal and...
, a 1990 film with Don Johnson and Jennifer Connelly
- Hot Spot (song)
"Hot Spot" is the first single released from American female hip-hop artist Foxy Brown's second album Chyna Doll. It was released in the United States on November 17, 1998. The single was produced by Murder Inc founder Irv Gotti and co-producer Lil' Rob, with lyrics written by Foxy Brown and...
, a song by hip-hop rap artist Foxy Brown
- Isaiah Crockett (comics), is a fictional character in publications from DC Comics
- Hot Spot (Transformers)
Hot Spot is the name of several characters in the Transformers universes. For trademark reasons some Hot Spot toys have been named "Autobot Hot Zone."- Transformers: Generation 1 :...
is the name of several Transformers characters
Biology
- Biodiversity hotspot
A biodiversity hotspot is a biogeographic region with a significant reservoir of biodiversity that is threatened with destruction.The concept of biodiversity hotspots was originated by Dr...
, a region of significant biodiversity
- Recombination hotspot
Recombination hotspots are small regions in the genome of sexually reproducing organisms that exhibit highly elevated rates of meiotic recombination. The peak recombination rate within hotspots can be hundreds or thousands of times that of the surrounding region...
, DNA positions where genetic recombination occurs with above-average frequency
- Hot spot (veterinary medicine)
In veterinary medicine, a "hot spot" is one of the many names for a raw, irritated lesion that results from a pet constantly scratching, chewing, and licking at an area of itchy skin....
Computers
- Hot spot (computer science)
A hot spot in computer science is most usually defined as a region of a computer program where a high proportion of executed instructions occur or where most time is spent during the program's execution .If a program is stopped randomly, the program counter...
, region of a program where highest number of executed instructions occurs, or where most time is spent during program execution
- Software framework
A software framework, in computer programming, is an abstraction in which common code providing generic functionality can be selectively overridden or specialized by user code providing specific functionality...
hot spots describe the areas of software frameworks which are customized in various ways by users
- Hotspot (Wi-Fi)
A hotspot is a physical location that offers internet access over a wireless LAN through the use of a shared internet connection and a single router...
, a Wi-Fi access point or area, in particular for connecting to the Internet
- HotSpot
HotSpot is the primary Java Virtual Machine for desktops and servers produced by Sun Microsystems. It features techniques such as just-in-time compilation and adaptive optimization designed to improve performance.-History:...
, a Java Virtual Machine from Sun Microsystems
- Screen hotspot
A screen hotspot, in computing, provides a special area on the display screen of a computer for hyperlinking or for other GUI-based activity ....
s, especially in GUI applications, provide areas on which computer-users click or hover for extra information-processing
Physics
- Hot spot (casting), a metal casting defect
- Hot spot effect in subatomic physics
Hot spots in subatomic physics are regions of high energy density or temperature in hadronic or nuclear matter.-Finite size effects:Hot spots are a manifestation of the finite size of the system: in subatomic physics this refers both to atomic nuclei, which consist of nucleons, as well as to...
, regions of high energy density or temperature in hadronic or nuclear matter
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