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hot spot

(or hotspot)
 
 
noun [C] INTERNET

Definition

a public place where people can use computers, mobile phones, etc. with wi-fi (= a system for connecting electronic equipment to the internet without using wires): There are wi-fi hotspots in all our cafés.
(Definition of hot spot noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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