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tech hub

tech hub

1 3.4
A city or area where many technology companies and startups develop new products
  • noun
  • /tɛk hʌb/
translation icon : centro tecnológico
  • San Francisco is known as a major tech hub, where many innovative companies are based.
  • a thriving tech hub
  • a high-tech hub
  • to become a tech hub

So, but I think that this area is just going to be a tech hub.

Examples

  • In the past few weeks, ReadWriteWeb has covered emerging tech hubs in Israel, Austin, and Boulder, and the common thread among them is that each community encourages mentorship.

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  • The annual conference attracts participants from various tech hubs around the world.

  • Berlin has emerged as a vibrant tech hub, fostering numerous startups and technology initiatives.

Synonyms

hub
vstech hub
75 3.7

A busy central place where people or services come together

applies specifically to an area where companies gather and innovation is encouraged
epicentre of innovation
vstech hub
  • Literature
6.1

A main place where many new ideas and technology begin

focuses on a region with many companies and active support for new ideas

How Tech-Focused

tech hub
1 3.4
incubator
  • Jargon
18 3.9
town
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

tech hub singular
tech hubs plural

Morphology

tech + hub

The sense of a central place for technology activity is directly and predictably built from 'tech' (technology) + 'hub' (a focal point or centre). This is a straightforward noun-noun compounding pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Tech hub comes from the image of a wheel's hub, the 'center' where spokes meet; companies and startups are like the spokes that gather there, so tech hub means 'a place with many technology companies and new ideas'.