Hub

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 also 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

• The Hub (disambiguation)