"hub-and-spoke" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} hub-and-spoke (not comparable)
  1. (transport, networking) Being or relating to a topology, whether for the physical distribution of goods or for telecommunications, that has a central "hub" connecting a number of outlying "spokes". Wikipedia link: Spoke–hub distribution paradigm Tags: not-comparable Related terms: hubbing, point-to-point
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