gateway

[geyt-wey]

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noun

an entrance or passage that may be closed by a gate.

a structure for enclosing such an opening or entrance.

any passage by or point at which a region may be entered: New York soon became the gateway to America.

Digital Technology.

software or hardware that connects two disparate computer networks, as to enable the passage of information between a home or business network and the Internet.
software that facilitates digital communication of text messages over cellular telephone networks.

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Origin of gateway

First recorded in 1700–10; gate¹ + way¹

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Examples from the Web for gateway

This made AIMS the gateway for all communications to and from the flight deck.
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Plus it is clear that plastic surgery is a gateway drug for those both so inclined and so well-heeled.
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“For the girls who have never bought a business book, I think this can be the gateway drug,” Amoruso says.
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Bettles, Alaska has been a gateway for intrepid travelers who want to explore the pristine wilderness of the Arctic Circle.
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The AIMS units are the gateway for all communications to and from the flight deck.
How Flight 370 Could Have Become a Zombie|Clive Irving|March 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One end of the street is blocked by a great square, and the other by the gateway of the palace from which the Sultan comes.
The Rulers of the Mediterranean|Richard Harding Davis
And at last we struck the trace that mounted upward to the Gateway itself.
The Crossing|Winston Churchill
It has its old church and gateway, the latter once taken by the English.
Winged Wheels in France|Michael Myers Shoemaker
As though satisfied that he had arrived in time, Quinton Edge now slackened his pace, making for the gateway on the side street.
The Doomsman|Van Tassel Sutphen
He could only stand at his gateway, and look at the thing as it rose above the ground, fascinated by its ugliness.
The Vicar of Bullhampton|Anthony Trollope

British Dictionary definitions for gateway

gateway

noun

an entrance that may be closed by or as by a gate

a means of entry or accessMumbai, gateway to India

(modifier) allowing entry, access, or progress to a more extreme formgateway drug; gateway drink

computing hardware and software that connect incompatible computer networks, allowing information to be passed from one to another

a software utility that enables text messages to be sent and received over digital cellular telephone networks

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Word Origin and History for gateway

gateway

1707, from gate + way. Figurative use from 1842.

gateway

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