The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word HOTSPOTS
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What does HOTSPOTS mean?
HOTSPOTS noun- An optical phenomenon which creates a bright spot around the shadow of the viewer's head, when the surface on which the shadow falls has special optical characteristics (as with dewy grass).
- A place notable for a high level of activity or danger.
- A part of an application that consumes a significant amount of execution time.
- Part of a control that responds dynamically as the user moves the pointer over it, as for example in an image map.
- A location in which WiFi Internet access is available.
- The region of a gene in which there is higher than normal rate of mutation.
- The surface manifestation of a plume that rises from deep in the celestial body's mantle.