What does hub mean?

Definitions for hub
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. hubnoun

    the central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes

  2. hubnoun

    a center of activity or interest or commerce or transportation; a focal point around which events revolve

    "the playground is the hub of parental supervision"; "the airport is the economic hub of the area"

GCIDE

  1. Hubnoun

    The central location within which activities tend to concentrate, or from which activities radiate outward; a focus of activity.

  2. Hubnoun

    Hence: (Aeronautics) A large airport used as a central transfer station for an airline, permitting economic air transportation between remote locations by directing travellers through the hub, often changing planes at the hub, and thus keeping the seat occupancy rate on the airplanes high. The hub together with the feeder lines from remote locations constitute the so-called hub and spoke system of commercial air passenger transportation. A commercial airline may have more than one such hub.

  3. Hubnoun

    The city of Boston, Massachusetts referred to locally by the nickname The Hub.

Wiktionary

  1. hubnoun

    The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave

  2. hubnoun

    A point where many routes meet and traffic is distributed, dispensed or diverted

    Hongkong airport is one of the most important air traffic hubs in Asia.

  3. hubnoun

    a computer networking device connecting several ethernet ports. See switch.

  4. hubnoun

    A stake with a nail in it, used to mark a temporary point.

  5. Etymology: Perhaps from hubbe.

ChatGPT

  1. hub

    A hub is a central point or node in a network where data or information is collected, processed, and distributed. This term can be used in various contexts such as transportation, data communications, social networking, and more. For instance, in computer networks, a hub is a device that provides a common connection point for devices. In transportation, a hub refers to a centralized location where routes converge. In business, a hub can refer to a location or entity that serves as the core center for operations or activities.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Hubnoun

    the central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave. See Illust. of Axle box

  2. Hubnoun

    the hilt of a weapon

  3. Hubnoun

    a rough protuberance or projecting obstruction; as, a hub in the road. [U.S.] See Hubby

  4. Hubnoun

    a goal or mark at which quoits, etc., are cast

  5. Hubnoun

    a hardened, engraved steel punch for impressing a device upon a die, used in coining, etc

  6. Hubnoun

    a screw hob. See Hob, 3

  7. Hubnoun

    a block for scotching a wheel

  8. Etymology: [See 1st Hob.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Hub

    hub, n. the projecting nave of a wheel; a projection on a wheel for the insertion of a pin: the hilt of a weapon: a mark at which quoits, &c., are cast.—Hub (i.e. centre) of the universe, Boston, U.S. [A form of hob.]

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

  1. hub

    An organization that sorts and distributes inbound cargo from wholesale supply sources (airlifted, sealifted, and ground transportable) and/or from within the theater. See also hub and spoke distribution; spoke.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. hub

    The hilt of a weapon; as, to drive a dagger into a body up to the hub.

Editors Contribution

  1. hub

    A central location that provides a variety of services.

    The business hub was lively at times and quiet when everyone was focused on their roles.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 14, 2020  


  2. hub

    A type of device for a computer network.

    The computer hub worked efficiently.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 14, 2020  

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Etymology and Origins

  1. Hub

    The proud pet name of the city of Boston, the social centre of the United States, in the same sense as the hub is a centre for a wheel. The origin of the term is ascribed to Dr Oliver Wendell Holmes who, in one of his books spoke of the State House at Boston as “the hub of the solar system.”

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. HUB

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Hub is ranked #99378 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Hub surname appeared 182 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Hub.

    92.8% or 169 total occurrences were White.
    2.7% or 5 total occurrences were Black.
    2.7% or 5 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of hub in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of hub in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of hub in a Sentence

  1. Vladimir Putin:

    We are ready to not only expand the Blue Stream, but to build another pipeline system to supply the growing demand of the Turkish economy, and if it is deemed justified, to set up an additional gas hub for the South European consumers on Turkish territory, near the border with Greece.

  2. Ahti Heinla:

    When you as a consumer, when you find it convenient for you, you call up the delivery using your smartphone. And then the robot gets loaded with your parcel in our hub and it drives to your doorstep. And that takes about 20 minutes. So instead of having a delivery window of half a day or something that you're getting your delivery sometime during today; you can pick a delivery window that is like ten minutes.

  3. Nirmala Sitharaman:

    Considering our large consumer base, we aim to leapfrog and envision India as a global hub of manufacturing of electric vehicles.

  4. Chief Executive Stephen Kavanagh:

    Building a hub is critically dependent on the number of routes. We will follow quickly the 2016 initiative with more expansion in 2017, it may be that we will add new routes, as we have today, but I would certainly see an opportunity to grow existing gateways and build frequencies. We will build a scale of the operation but I would see that as a balance between new and existing.

  5. Jerry Inzerillo:

    We have a rolling masterplan that adapts to ensure we stay on track, and we will be launching new assets every year until 2030, our goal is to deliver a world-class cultural hub in the heart of the nation.

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