hotspot
Popular gathering place
A hotspot is a place of concentrated activity or intensity.
In technology, it's a location offering wireless internet access, or a device that creates one: I used my phone as a hotspot.
Geographic hotspots are areas of unusual concentration—crime hotspots, biodiversity hotspots, volcanic hotspots.
The word suggests somewhere things are happening, often with urgency or risk.
Untethered signal transmission
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- networkInterconnected system
- internetInterconnected computer systems
- routerPacket-forwarding network device
mobile · cellular · tethering · connection · smartphone · tablet · phone · modem
Intended arrival point
- attractionPull toward something
- nightlifeEvening entertainment culture
- districtBounded administrative area
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
scene · venue · club · bar · restaurant · trendy · popular · bustling
Erupting thermal vent
- volcanoEarth's fiery vent
- fumaroleVolcanic gas vent
- calderaCollapsed volcanic summit basin
- sulfurYellow combustible element
magma · lava · eruption · spring · vent · steam · Yellowstone · Iceland
Gathered group nearby
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- transmissionSending of information
- spreadTo distribute widely
- contagionDisease spread by contact
quarantine · epidemic · pandemic · disease · contamination · tracing · exposure · case
Ignition temperature threshold
- tensionStretched or strained state
- unrestState of public disturbance
- volatileLiable to sudden change
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
instability · military · border · disputed · escalation · occupation · insurgency · violence
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- endemicNative to one area
wildlife · endangered · refuge · sanctuary · preserve · coral · reef · rainforest
wireless
Untethered signal transmission
router · mobile · cellular · tethering · connection · smartphone · tablet · phone · modem · broadband
destination
Intended arrival point
- attractionPull toward something
- nightlifeEvening entertainment culture
- districtBounded administrative area
neighborhood · scene · venue · club · bar · restaurant · trendy · popular · bustling · vibrant
geyser
Erupting thermal vent
sulfur · magma · lava · eruption · spring · vent · steam · Yellowstone · Iceland · thermal
cluster
Gathered group nearby
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- transmissionSending of information
- spreadTo distribute widely
contagion · quarantine · epidemic · pandemic · disease · contamination · tracing · exposure · case · surge
flashpoint
Ignition temperature threshold
crisis · instability · military · border · disputed · escalation · occupation · insurgency · violence · warzone
ecosystem
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
endemic · wildlife · endangered · refuge · sanctuary · preserve · coral · reef · rainforest · biodiversity
- telecommunicationscell phone, cellphone, signals, cellular network, telephone calls
- Tourist Stuffgift shop, souvenir, postcard, landmark, attraction
- wirelessWi-Fi, Bluetooth, cellular, radio waves, cordless
- Wireless InternetWi-Fi, router, wireless network, wireless router, home network
- wireless techWi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC, LTE, airdrop
- connectivityBluetooth, WiFi, Wi-Fi, cellular, wireless
hotspotdead zone
Area lacking signal coverage
ghost town · backwater · nowhere · unpopular · off the beaten path
- mobile hotspotPortable wireless internet source
- WiFi hotspotWireless internet source
- tourist hotspotsPopular visitor destinations
- fishing hotspotsProductive angling locations
- crime hotspotsLocations with concentrated lawbreaking
- tourism hotspotsPopular visitor destinations