hub

n 1: the central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc)

through which the shaft or axle passes

2: the center of a city [syn: {civic center}, {municipal center},

{down town}]

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.

(1995-01-16)