(2) In an Ethernet network, a device to which all clients and servers are wired. Most Ethernet hubs are active hubs and regenerate the data bits on the output side in order to maintain a strong signal. Ethernet hubs have mostly given way to Ethernet switches. See Ethernet, hub vs. switch and LAN.
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