meaning of hub

1. The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave. See Illust. of Axle box.
2. The hilt of a weapon.
3. A rough protuberance or projecting obstruction; as, a hub in the road. [U. S. ] See Hubby.
4. A goal or mark at which quoits, etc. , are cast.
5. A hardened, engraved steel punch for impressing a device upon a die, used in coining, etc.
6. A screw hob. See Hob, 3.
7. A block for scotching a wheel.
8. hub By analogy with the hub of a wheel A device connected to several other devices. In ARCnet, a hub is used to connect several computers together. In a message handling service, a number of local computers might exchange messages solely with a hub computer. The hub would be responsible for exchanging messages with other hubs and non-local computers.
9. the central part of a car wheel or fan or propeller etc through which the shaft or axle passes

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