hub
/hʌb/
noun
- The central part of a wheel that rotates around the axle.
- The bicycle wheel's hub needs to be greased regularly.
- The spokes connect the rim to the hub of the wheel.
- He replaced the rusty hub on the old wagon wheel.
- A center of activity, interest, or importance.
- The library serves as a community hub for students and residents.
- The airport is a busy hub for flights across the country.
- New York City is a major hub for finance and culture.
- A device used to connect multiple computers or devices in a network.
- We connected all the office computers to a central hub.
- He plugged the ethernet cables into the hub to set up the local network.
- The network hub allows data to flow between devices.