gatefold

American

[gayt-fohld] / ˈgeɪtˌfoʊld /

noun

Printing.

foldout.

gatefold British

/ ˈɡeɪtˌfəʊld /

noun

Also called: foldout. an oversize page in a book or magazine that is folded in

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Etymology

Origin of gatefold

First recorded in 1960–65; gate ¹ + fold ¹

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gatefold

Albums now often come with any number of special features - limited edition, boxsets, remastered, on heavyweight, coloured vinyl, packaged in gatefold sleeves, with exclusive, never-seen before art prints etc.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2023

I don't know if you've seen the vinyl, but it's a gatefold sleeve.

From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2023

In the original album gatefold design of “Born to Run,” the lyrics are printed: “Mary’s dress waves.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2021

We get a tiny taste of that — there’s an opening gatefold of her youth, complete with a report card — but then we jump straight to touring in 2011.

From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2019

It was a gatefold with a pop-up element.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 22, 2016

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