Discrete Spectra

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What is a "discrete spectra" in context of homotopy theory/ derived category theory? It is for example mentioned here. Although it looks quite "googleable" I found nowhere a precise definition. Remark: question is closely related with discussion here: Derived Tensor Product in Terms of Homotopy Groups .

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In this context, it means a spectrum whose homotopy groups all vanish except possibly for $\pi_0$.

The category of such spectra is equivalent to the category of abelian groups, via $\pi_0$ in one direction, and the Eilenberg-MacLane spectrum functor in the other direction.