hub

  1. Noun.  The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave.
  2. Noun.  A point where many routes meet and traffic is distributed, dispensed or diverted.
  3. Noun.  (computing) a computer networking device connecting several ethernet ports. See ''switch''.
  4. Noun.  (surveying) A stake with a nail in it, used to mark a temporary point.

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