"notspot" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: notspots [plural]
Etymology: Blend of not + hotspot Etymology templates: {{blend|en|not|hotspot}} Blend of not + hotspot Head templates: {{en-noun}} notspot (plural notspots)
  1. (informal) An area where wireless Internet access or mobile phone access is not available. Tags: informal Synonyms: dead zone Related terms: notwork, social notworking
    Sense id: en-notspot-en-noun-RLIreiQ~ Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2009, Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Welsh Affairs Committee, Digital inclusion in Wales: thirteenth report of session 2008-09, page 140:",
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          "text": "2009, Jane Wakefield (BBC News), Need to tackle 'social' notspots\nSome 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."
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          "ref": "2010, BBC News, Erbistock villagers quoted £550,000 for broadband link:",
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