Hub

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-002922",
  "term": "Hub",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A short wooden stake, commonly a two-by-two inch, driven flush with the ground, with a tack or nail set in its top to mark a survey point exactly. A taller witness stake placed beside it carries the point's identification. Hubs are temporary markers for construction layout, in contrast with a monument, which is a permanent marker.",
  "synonyms": [
    "hub world"
  ],
  "subject": "Surveying",
  "see_also": [
    "hub-and-spoke"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Nagelpflock",
    "es": "mojón",
    "fr": "borne d'arpentage"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/hub/"
}