hot zone

noun

1. computing a variable area towards the end of a line of text that informs the operator that a decision must be taken as to whether to hyphenate or begin a new line

Example Sentences

MTV then hired her to be a VJ in 1997 and she quickly gained popularity hosting shows such as “Total Request Live” and “Hot Zone.”

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California has been a hot zone for the H5N1 outbreak, representing the vast majority of infected cattle herds, and more than half the people sickened by the virus.

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In recent years, she served as an executive producer on TV series including “Helix,” “Hot in Cleveland,” “Good Girls Revolt” and “The Hot Zone.”

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The series of blasts in the Tierra Caliente — an area along the border of Jalisco and Michoacán states that has long been a hot zone for cartel warfare — mark an alarming escalation of violence in Mexico as criminal groups arm themselves with ever-more sophisticated and deadly weaponry.

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“It bubbles, and keeps the temperature higher,” said Stephen Richer, the county recorder in Maricopa County, Ariz., a hot zone for election conspiracy theories.

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