ハブ

Japanese

Etymology 1

From English hub.

Noun

ハブ • (habu) 

1. (computer hardware) hub, a computer networking device
2. a center or core
3. central part of a wheel

Synonyms

• (central part of a wheel): 轂(こしき) (koshiki)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ハブ • (habu) 

1. 波布, 飯匙倩: Trimeresurus flavoviridis (now Protobothrops flavoviridis), a species of venomous pit viper native to Okinawa

Etymology 3

Derived from 省(はぶ)く (habuku, “to omit”).

Noun

ハブ • (habu) 

1. (informal) someone who is left out of a group

Synonyms

• のけ者(もの) (nokemono), 仲間外(なかまはず)れ (nakamahazure)

Derived terms

• ハブる (haburu)