Hub
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Originally, the term hub referred to the central part of a wheel.
Hub, HUB, Hubs, or HUBS has many uses, as listed below.
[edit] Technology
[edit] Wheels
- Bicycle hub, the central part of a bicycle wheel
- Hub gear, bicycle gear
- Hub dynamo, bicycle dynamo
- Locking hubs, accessory on four-wheel drive vehicles
- Wheel hub assembly, auto part
- HUB
[edit] Computing
- Ethernet hub, computer networking device
- USB hub, allows many USB devices to be connected to a single USB port
- Hubs and authorities, a scheme used for ranking web pages
[edit] Transport
- Transport hub, where traffic is exchanged across several modes of transport
- Airline hub, an airport used as transfer point
- Reliever hub, secondary airline hub
[edit] People
- Hub (bassist), American musician
- Hub (artist), artist and illustrator of Okko magazine
- Hub van Doorne (1900–1979), Dutch businessman
- Hub Kittle,(1917–2004), American baseball player
- Hub Walker (1906–1982), American baseball player
- Hub Bechtol (1926–2004), American footballer
[edit] Fictional characters
- Hub (comics), Marvel comics fictional character
- Hubs (Transformers), Fictional character
[edit] Places
- Hub, California, unincorporated community in California, United States
- Hub River, in Balochistan, Pakistan
- Hub Tehsil, in Balochistan, Pakistan
- Hub, Balochistan, city in Hub Tehsil
- Hub Dam, in Balochistan
- Hub Dam Wildlife Sanctuary, in Balochistan
- Hub City (disambiguation), the nickname of several cities
[edit] Buildings
- AMK Hub, shopping mall in Singapore
- Henry Hub, gas pipeline structure in Louisiana, United States
- Hetzel Union Building, now HUB-Robeson Center, Penn State University, United States
- HUB Tower, Des Moines, Iowa
- Husky Union Building, University of Washington, United States
- HDB Hub, commercial complex in Singapore
[edit] Organizations
- Hub Culture, a social network that merges virtual and physical places
- Hub Strategy, American advertising agency
- Hubs, the name of the sports teams of Rochelle Township High School in Rochelle, Illinois.
- Harvard University Band
- Hebrew University Bible Project
- Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel - HUBrussel, previously known as European University College Brussels
- Humboldt University of Berlin
[edit] Other uses
- Hub (magazine), a UK based online speculative fiction magazine
- The Hub (TV network), an American children's station
- Hub International, North American insurance brokerage listed on the New York Stock Exchange
- Hunmanby railway station, England; National Rail station code HUB
- The Hub, Fictional Headquarters of Torchwood Institute, Cardiff.
- GrubHub Food Delivery & Pickup
[edit] See also
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