hub

centro de transporte, nodo de transporte

Lugar donde se encuentran muchas rutas de transporte y las personas o mercancías pasan de unas a otras.

En inglés sencillo: A central place where many transport routes meet and people or goods move between them.

• This airport is a major hub.
• The station became a busy transport hub.
• Passengers change planes at several regional hubs.

Cómo se usa: a hub for something (The city is a hub for international flights.)

Sinónimos: transport center, junction

Expresiones frecuentes: transport hub, major hub, hub for flights, traffic hub

buje, cubo

Parte central de una rueda, donde se une al eje que la sostiene.

En inglés sencillo: The central part of a wheel, where it joins the bar that supports it.

• The wheel has a metal hub.
• He replaced the bicycle’s rear hub.
• The spokes connect the rim to the hub.

Expresiones frecuentes: wheel hub, rear hub, hub bearing

concentrador, hub

Aparato que conecta ordenadores y envía los datos que recibe a todos los dispositivos conectados.

En inglés sencillo: A device connecting computers that sends incoming data to all its connected devices.

• Connect the computers to the hub.
• This hub sends each packet to every connected device.
• They replaced the old hubs with switches.

Sinónimos: network hub

Expresiones frecuentes: network hub, ethernet hub, connect a hub

protuberancia, bulto

Parte irregular que sobresale de una superficie y obstaculiza el paso o el movimiento.

En inglés sencillo: A rough raised part that sticks out and gets in the way.

• The cart struck a hub in the road.
• A rough hub caught the wheel.
• Workers cleared the hubs from the track.

Sinónimos: bump, projection, obstruction

Expresiones frecuentes: a rough hub, hub in something