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The '''spoke–hub distribution paradigm''' (also known as the [[Spoke–hub distribution paradigm|hub-and-spoke system]]) is a form of [[topology optimization| transport topology optimization]] in which [[Transportation planning | traffic planners]] organize routes as a series of "[[spokes]]" that connect outlying points to a central "hub". Simple forms of this distribution/connection model contrast with [[point-to-point transit]] systems, in which each point has a direct route to every other point, and which modeled the principal method of transporting passengers and freight until the 1970s. [[Delta Air Lines]] pioneered the spoke–hub distribution model in 1955.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deltamuseum.org/exhibits/delta-history/first-in-the-air|title = Delta's Firsts in the Airline Industry}}</ref> In the late 1970s the [[telecommunications]] and [[information technology]] sector subsequently adopted this distribution topology, dubbing it the [[star network]] network topology.

"Hubbing" involves "the arrangement of a transportation network as a hub-and-spoke model".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hubbing|title = Hubbing|date = 30 May 2018}}</ref>

[[File:comparison_of_point_to_point_vs_hub_and_spoke.svg|thumb|upright|Point-to-point (top) vs hub-and-spoke (bottom) networks]]