hot spot

Universal Words noun (informal) 1 a place where fighting is common, especially for political reasons: UN peacekeeping forces have helped ease tensions in world hot spots since 1948. 2 a place where there is a lot of activity or entertainment 3 (AmE) a place that is very hot and dry, where a fire has been burning or is likely to start: Fire crews worked to douse hot spots left by two fires that consumed acres of forest. 4 (computing) an area on a computer screen that you can CLICK on to start an operation such as loading a file