Hub

Noun

 * 1) The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave
 * 2) A point where many routes meet and traffic is distributed, dispensed or diverted
 * 3)  a computer networking device connecting several ethernet ports. See switch.
 * 4)  A stake with a nail in it, used to mark a temporary point.
 * 5) (military) An organization that sorts and distributes inbound cargo from wholesale supply sources (airlifted, sealifted, and ground transportable).

Derived terms

 * hubbed; hubbing

Thesaurus
approach, arbor, asymptote, axis, axle, axle bar, axle shaft, axle spindle, axle-tree, bottleneck, center, center of action, center of gravity, centroid, centrum, chimney, chimney corner, collision course, concentralization, concentration, concourse, concurrence, confluence, conflux, congress, convergence, converging, core, crossing, dead center, distaff, epicenter, fender, fire screen, fireboard, fireguard, fireplace, fireside, flue, focal point, focalization, focus, fulcrum, funnel, gimbal, gudgeon, heart, hearth, hearthstone, hinge, hingle, hob, ingle, inglenook, ingleside, kernel, mandrel, marrow, medulla, meeting, metacenter, middle, mutual approach, narrowing gap, nave, navel, nerve, nub, nucleus, oarlock, omphalos, pin, pintle, pith, pivot, pole, radiant, radius, rowlock, seat, smokehole, spindle, spokes, storm center, swivel, tangent, trunnion, umbilicus