hot
- adjective
- /hɑt/
- Specialized
- write-hot data
Examples
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There is also an online feedback "hot link" that the editors hope you will use.
Academic text (2003) -
The desktop is now treated like an app, so this hot corner behavior is unfamiliar but consistent.
Blog text (8) -
So really, really lagging kind data that's still hot or just straight up rig data.
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Bit steering improves reliability by providing a "hot standby" bit if a memory bit fails.
Academic text (1994) -
With emerging hot-gas cleanup technology, system efficiency is boosted by eliminating gas cooling and reheating.
Academic text (1994) -
Many websites feature a section of hot topics that are currently trending among users.
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To access the most frequently used files quickly, the system prioritizes hot data for caching.
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The application displays a list of hot content that users have interacted with the most recently.
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Do something quickly to use a good chance before it ends
- Informal
To feel very excited about something and then lose interest often
Very nervous and unable to stay still because of worry or excitement
Compounds
- Informal
A position where someone is under strong pressure and criticism because of their responsibilities
- Specialized
A sudden hot feeling and heavy sweating that often happens during menopause
A small portable electric cooker with one or two burners for cooking and keeping food warm
A container filled with hot water to warm a bed or soothe a part of the body
A warm drink of alcohol, hot water, sugar and spices often used to soothe a sore throat
- Specialized
A way of sending detailed information that needs little effort from people who receive it, like radio or film
A park in Arkansas with natural hot springs people visit for bathing and health
A plant with cream colored flowers that grows in rocky soil in the western United States
- Specialized
A type of metal that stays hard at high temperatures used to make cutting tools like drills
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Etymology
Hot is used in technology from the same idea as heat meaning active and immediate, so 'hot' data is the most used or fastest to access. That is why systems keep 'hot' files where they can be reached quickly.