Hub
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Originally, the term hub referred to the central part of a wheel
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Hub, HUB, Hubs, or HUBS has many uses, as listed below.
Wheel
A wheel is a device that allows heavy objects to be moved easily through rotating on an axle through its center, facilitating movement or transportation while supporting a load, or performing labor in machines. Common examples found in transport applications. A wheel, together with an axle,...
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Hub, HUB, Hubs, or HUBS has many uses, as listed below.
Wheels
- Bicycle hub, the central part of a bicycle wheel
- Hub gearHub gearA hub gear, internal-gear hub, or just gear hub is a gear ratio changing system commonly used on bicycles that is implemented with planetary or epicyclic gears. The gears and lubricants are sealed within the hub-shell of the bicycle's rear wheel, as opposed to derailleur gears, where the gears and...
, bicycle gear - Hub dynamoHub dynamoA hub dynamo is a small electrical generator built into the hub of a bicycle wheel that is usually used to power lights. Most modern hub dynamos are regulated to 3 watts at 6 volts, although some will drive up to 6 watts at 12 volts.-Models:...
, bicycle dynamo - Locking hubsLocking hubsLocking hubs, also known as free wheeling hubs are an accessory fitted to many four-wheel drive vehicles, allowing the front wheels to be manually disconnected from the front half shafts....
, accessory on four-wheel drive vehicles - Wheel hub assemblyWheel hub assemblyWheel hub assembly , also referred to as hub assembly, wheel hub unit, wheel hub bearing, etc., is an automotive part used in most cars, passenger vehicles and light and heavy trucks....
, auto part
Computing
- Ethernet hubEthernet hubAn Ethernet hub, active hub, network hub, repeater hub or hub is a device for connecting multiple Ethernet devices together and making them act as a single network segment. A hub works at the physical layer of the OSI model. The device is a form of multiport repeater...
, computer networking device - USB hubUSB hubA USB hub is a device that expands a single USB port into several so that there are more ports available to connect devices to a host system.USB hubs are often built into equipment such as computers, keyboards, monitors, or printers...
, allows many USB devices to be connected to a single USB port - Hubs and authorities, a scheme used for ranking web pages
Transport
- Transport hub, where traffic is exchanged across several modes of transport
- Airline hubAirline hubAn airline hub is an airport that an airline uses as a transfer point to get passengers to their intended destination. It is part of a hub and spoke model, where travelers moving between airports not served by direct flights change planes en route to their destinations...
, an airport used as transfer point - Reliever hubReliever hubA reliever airline hub is an airline hub that serves to relieve congestion at primary hubs. Examples of reliever hubs include Cleveland Hopkins International Airport for Continental Airlines and Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport for Delta Air Lines.-See also:*Airline hub*Fortress...
, secondary airline hub
People
- Hub (bassist)Hub (bassist)Leonard "Hub" Hubbard is a former band member of The Roots and played bass for the Philadelphia outfit from 1992 to 2007. He played on all of their records until his departure from the group, including 1999's Things Fall Apart and 2004's The Tipping Point. He is known for always having a chew stick...
, American musician - Hub (artist), artist and illustrator of Okko magazine
- Hub van DoorneHub van DoorneJoseph Josephus Hubert van Doorne was the founder of Van Doorne's Aanhangwagenfabriek and of Van Doorne's Automobielfabriek known, especially to non-Dutch speakers, as DAF, together with his brother Willem van Doorne.-Early years:Van Doorne was born in America, a confusingly named small town...
(1900–1979), Dutch businessman - Hub KittleHub KittleHubert Milton "Hub" Kittle was an American baseball pitcher, manager and front office executive in the minor leagues and a pitching coach at the Major League level...
,(1917–2004), American baseball player - Hub WalkerHub WalkerHarvey Willos "Hub" Walker was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played five seasons with the Detroit Tigers and Cincinnati Reds . Born in Gulfport, Mississippi, Walker was the brother of Major League player, Gee Walker...
(1906–1982), American baseball player - Hub BechtolHub BechtolHubert "Hub" Edwin Bechtol was a college football player for the Texas Tech Red Raiders and the Texas Longhorns. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1991.-External links:*...
(1926–2004), American footballer
Fictional characters
- Hub (comics)Hub (comics)Hub is a fictional mutant character in the Marvel Comics Universe. Her first appearance was in Excalibur vol. 3 #2.-Fictional character biography:Little is known about Hub before she made her appearance on the desolate island of Genosha...
, Marvel comics fictional character - Hubs (Transformers), Fictional character
Places
- Hub, CaliforniaHub, CaliforniaHub is an unincorporated community in Kings and Fresno Counties, California. It is located near the former right-of-way of the Southern Pacific Railroad north-northwest of Lemoore at the intersection of California State Route 41 and Excelsior Avenue, at an elevation of 233 feet...
, unincorporated community in California, United States - Hub RiverHub RiverHub River is located in Lasbela, Balochistan, Pakistan. It forms the provincial boundary between Sindh and Balochistan, west of Karachi.Hub Dam is a large water storage reservoir constructed in 1981 on the River in the arid plains north of Karachi...
, in Balochistan, Pakistan - Hub Tehsil, in Balochistan, Pakistan
- Hub, Balochistan, city in Hub Tehsil
- Hub DamHub DamHub Dam is a large water storage reservoir constructed in 1981 on the Hub River on the arid plains north of Karachi. It is located on the provincial border between Balochistan and Sindh, Pakistan...
, in Balochistan - Hub Dam Wildlife SanctuaryHub Dam Wildlife SanctuaryHab Dam Wildlife Sanctuary is located on Hub River in Balochistan and Sindh provinces of Pakistan.-References:...
, in Balochistan
- Hub City (disambiguation), the nickname of several cities
Buildings
- AMK HubAMK HubAMK Hub is a suburban shopping mall located in Ang Mo Kio, within the North-East Region of Singapore...
, shopping mall in Singapore - Henry HubHenry Hub]The Henry hub is the pricing point for natural gas futures contracts traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange . It is a point on the natural gas pipeline system in Erath, Louisiana...
, gas pipeline structure in Louisiana, United States - Hetzel Union Building, now HUB-Robeson Center, Penn State University, United States
- Husky Union BuildingHusky Union BuildingHusky Union Building is a building at the University of Washington. It was opened in October 1949, and transferred from the Associated Students of the University of Washington to the university administration in April 1962.- External links :...
, University of Washington, United States - HDB Hub, commercial complex in Singapore
Organizations
- Hub CultureHub CultureHub Culture is a social network service that operates the global digital currency Ven, and according to its website, is "the first to merge online and physical world environments." It was founded in November 2002. The Hub Culture group of companies is privately held with offices in Bermuda, Geneva,...
, a social network that merges virtual and physical places - Hub StrategyHub StrategyHub Strategy is an independent advertising agency in San Francisco. Founded in 2002, it specializes in integrated marketing that builds brands fast. The agency employs a full-time staff of 17, and up to 100 freelance contractors at any given time...
, American advertising agency - Hubs, the name of the sports teams of Rochelle Township High SchoolRochelle Township High SchoolRochelle Township High School, commonly referred to as RTHS, is a secondary school located in Rochelle, Illinois. Originally built in 1918, with nearly a dozen additions built on over the next 80 years, the entire edifice was razed in 2006 upon the completion of a new building, located about a...
in Rochelle, Illinois. - Harvard University BandHarvard University BandThe Harvard University Band is the official student marching band of Harvard University. The Harvard Wind Ensemble, the Harvard Summer Pops Band, and the Harvard Jazz Bands also fall under the umbrella organization of HUB....
- Hebrew University Bible ProjectHebrew University Bible ProjectThe Hebrew University Bible Project is a project to create the first edition of the Hebrew Bible that reproduces the text of the Aleppo Codex and includes a thorough critical apparatus....
- Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel - HUBrussel, previously known as European University College Brussels
- Humboldt University of BerlinHumboldt University of BerlinThe Humboldt University of Berlin is Berlin's oldest university, founded in 1810 as the University of Berlin by the liberal Prussian educational reformer and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt, whose university model has strongly influenced other European and Western universities...
Other uses
- Hub (magazine)Hub (magazine)Hub is a UK based, online, speculative fiction magazine. It is published in PDF and mobipocket format. Each issue contains one or two stories, and a range of reviews and other articles...
, a UK based online speculative fiction magazine - The Hub (TV network)The Hub (TV network)The Hub is an American digital cable and satellite television channel that launched on October 10, 2010. The channel, which replaced Discovery Kids, is a joint venture of Discovery Communications, Inc. and Hasbro...
, an American children's station - Hub InternationalHub InternationalHub International Limited is an insurance brokerage providing an array of property, casualty, risk management, life and health, employee benefits, investment, and wealth management products and services across North America. HUB has more than 250 offices across the United States and Canada and more...
, North American insurance brokerage listed on the New York Stock Exchange - Hunmanby railway stationHunmanby railway stationHunmanby railway station serves the village of Hunmanby in North Yorkshire, England. It is located on the Yorkshire Coast Line and is operated by Northern Rail who provide all passenger train services...
, England; National Rail station code HUB - The Hub, Fictional Headquarters of Torchwood InstituteTorchwood InstituteThe Torchwood Institute is a fictional secret organization from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who and its spin-off series Torchwood. It was established in 1879 by Queen Victoria after the events of "Tooth and Claw". Its prime directive, is to defend the earth against...
, Cardiff. - GrubHub Food Delivery & Pickup