Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

notspot

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: notspot
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An area where wireless Internet access or mobile phone access is not available.

Informal

Example Sentences

"The exchange enablement phase of the RIBS programme was completed in July 2007. Now seeking to address broadband notspots."
"2009, Jane Wakefield (BBC News), Need to tackle 'social' notspots Some 17 million people in the UK - 30% of the population - are estimated to be offline because they simply don't want it. Some have opted out for economic reasons while others believe broadband has no relevance to their lives."
""We've been able to do this work for £50,000," said Mr Lewis. "I'm not sure why BT said it would cost so much more, but essentially this is a case of community action and a small company working together. "This is now the first Welsh notspot area to receive broadband using this method. We hope to go live in October.""

Etymology

Blend of not + hotspot.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

notspots (plural)

Phrases

social notworking

Frequently Paired Words

notwork social notworking

Synonyms

dead zone

Questions

What does notspot mean?: An area where wireless Internet access or mobile phone access is not available.
Where does notspot come from?: Blend of not + hotspot.

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