gating
Americannoun
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the act or process of controlling the passage or pathway of something.
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Cell Biology. the process by which a channel in a cell membrane opens or closes.
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Metallurgy. a system for casting metal involving a mold with a channel or opening into which the molten metal is poured.
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Electronics. the process of controlling the operation of an electronic device by means of a gate, a signal that makes an electronic circuit operative or inoperative either for a certain time interval or until another signal is received.
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(at British universities) a punishment in which a student is confined to the college grounds.
The penalty for being out after hours will be gating for up to a month.
Etymology
Origin of gating
Example Sentences
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The funds started gating their exits and giving investors smaller and smaller prorated portions of the cash investors sought.
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026
The platform has “age gating requirements,” she said, and its marketing isn’t focused specifically on college students.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
“A couple of years ago, it was all about the chips being the gating factor,” Matthew Sallee, head of investments at Tortoise Capital, told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 10, 2026
By reversing the charge "sign," the team could control when and how gating occurred.
From Science Daily • Nov. 11, 2025
One would think it’d be enough to kick the poor devil out of his prefectship without gating him for the rest of the term into the bargain.
From Haviland's Chum by Mitford, Bertram
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