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A pocket of internet you carry, or trouble you walk into.
means A specific place radiating something intense — Wi-Fi signal, danger, geological heat, or feverish activity.
from Literal hot spots on surfaces gave the word its glow; from the 1930s it spread to nightclubs, then conflict zones, then your phone broadcasting Wi-Fi by 2004.
GeologyVolcanic plumes that birthed Hawaii from the seafloor.
BiologyBiodiversity hotspots hold most species in tiny areas.
PhonesTethering rebranded so carriers could charge for it.