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  2. Wi-Fi hotspot - Wikipedia

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    A hotspot is a physical location where people can obtain Internet access, typically using Wi-Fi technology, via a wireless local-area network (WLAN) using a router connected to an Internet service provider.

  3. Hotspot (geology) - Wikipedia

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    Hotspot volcanoes are considered to have a fundamentally different origin from island arc volcanoes. The latter form over subduction zones, at converging plate boundaries. When one oceanic plate meets another, the denser plate is forced downward into a deep ocean trench.

  4. Hotspot - Wikipedia

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    Hotspot (geology), an area of unusually high volcanic activity; Hot spot (veterinary medicine), an irritated skin lesion; Hot spot, a location with a high level of radioactive contamination; Biodiversity hotspot, a region of significant variety and variability of life; Hot spot effect in subatomic physics, regions of high energy density or ...

  5. Wi-Fi - Wikipedia

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    Wi-Fi (/ ˈ w aɪ f aɪ /) [1] [a] is a family of wireless network protocols based on the IEEE 802.11 family of standards, which are commonly used for local area networking of devices and Internet access, allowing nearby digital devices to exchange data by radio waves.

  6. Tethering - Wikipedia

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    Tethering over Wi-Fi, also known as Personal Hotspot, is available on iOS starting with iOS 4.2.5 (or later) on iPhone 4 or iPad (3rd gen), certain Windows Mobile 6.5 devices like the HTC HD2, Windows Phone 7, 8 and 8.1 devices (varies by manufacturer and model), and certain Android phones (varies widely depending on carrier, manufacturer, and ...

  7. Biodiversity hotspot - Wikipedia

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    To qualify as a biodiversity hotspot on Myers' 2000 edition of the hotspot map, a region must meet two strict criteria: it must contain at least 1,500 species of vascular plants (more than 0.5% of the world's total) as endemics, and it has to have lost at least 70% of its primary vegetation. [6] Globally, 36 zones qualify under this definition. [7]

  8. Wireless access point - Wikipedia

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    Some APs support hotspot style authentication using RADIUS and other authentication servers. Opinions about wireless network security vary widely. For example, in a 2008 article for Wired magazine, Bruce Schneier asserted the net benefits of open Wi-Fi without passwords outweigh the risks, [ 8 ] a position supported in 2014 by Peter Eckersley ...

  9. Crime hotspots - Wikipedia

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    It was also determined that hotspot areas of crime in the liquor establishment hotspot were typically located on main streets of the city that attracted tourism, and also near rapid transit and singles' neighborhoods. [12] Block & Block (1995) concluded the study by stating that density of liquor licenses and density of crime are not strongly ...