Hub
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A hub is the central part of a wheel that connects the axle to the wheel itself. Many expressions use the term for a literal or figurative central structure connecting to a periphery.
Hub, or Hubs may refer to:
Wheels
- Bicycle hub, the central part of a bicycle wheel
- Locking hubs, accessory on four-wheel drive vehicles
- Wheel hub assembly, an automotive part
Buildings
- The Hub, a residential skyscraper in Brooklyn, New York
- HUB Tower, in Des Moines, Iowa
- Husky Union Building, at the University of Washington
- Hubbard Hall, residence hall at the University of New Hampshire
Computing
- Hub (network science concept), referring to a node with a huge number of links
- Email hub, a computer system dedicated to relay e-mail messages
- Hubs and authorities, a scheme used for ranking web pages
- USB hub
- Ethernet hub, a computer networking hardware device
- ARCNET hub
- SATA hub or port multiplier
Fiction
- Hub (comics), a Marvel comics fictional character
- The Hub (Torchwood), a setting in the television series Torchwood
Organizations
- Hub Culture, a social network that merges virtual and physical places
- Hub Strategy, an American advertising agency
- Harvard University Band
- Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
- Hub International, a North American insurance brokerage
People
- Hub (given name), index of people with the name
Places
- Hub City (disambiguation)
- Hub, Balochistan, a city in Pakistan
- Hub Dam, in Balochistan, Pakistan
- Hub River, in Balochistan, Pakistan
- Hub Tehsil, in Balochistan, Pakistan
- Hub, California, US
- Hub, Mississippi, US
Transport
- Airline hub, an airport used as transfer point
- Transport hub, where traffic is exchanged across several modes of transport
- Hunmanby railway station, England
Other uses
- Hub Network, digital cable and satellite television channel
- Huambisa language, Peru
See also
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