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.
1. 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.
2. software that facilitates digital communication of text messages over cellular telephone networks.

Origin of gateway

First recorded in 1700–10; gate¹ + way¹

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Related Words for gateway

entry, entrance, arch, portal, pylon, toran

Examples from the Web for gateway

Contemporary Examples of gateway

This made AIMS the gateway for all communications to and from the flight deck.
MH370 Debris Is Lost Forever, Can the Plane Be Found Without It?
Clive Irving
September 7, 2014
Plus it is clear that plastic surgery is a gateway drug for those both so inclined and so well-heeled.
The New World of Anti-Aging Dentistry
Kent Sepkowitz
June 4, 2014
“For the girls who have never bought a business book, I think this can be the gateway drug,” Amoruso says.
The ‘Nasty Gal’ Invasion: Sophia Amoruso Wants to Create an Army of #GIRLBOSSes
Alison Baitz
May 8, 2014
Bettles, Alaska has been a gateway for intrepid travelers who want to explore the pristine wilderness of the Arctic Circle.
Visiting the Arctic Circle…Before It’s Irreversibly Changed
Terry Greene Sterling
April 1, 2014
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

Historical Examples of gateway

The bloodshed at this point was greater than at the gateway.
Yorkshire Painted And Described
Gordon Home
For the purposes of this book we may consider Richmond as the gateway of the dale country.
Yorkshire Painted And Described
Gordon Home
Not far from the gateway, they came to a bridge, which seemed to be built of iron.
Tanglewood Tales
Nathaniel Hawthorne
The gape of his enormous jaws was nearly as wide as the gateway of the king's palace.
Tanglewood Tales
Nathaniel Hawthorne
In man, the gateway to the soul; in woman, the outlet of the heart.
The Devil's Dictionary
Ambrose Bierce

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

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