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• present participle of gate.

gating

American  

[gay-ting] / ˈgeɪ tɪŋ /

noun

1. the act or process of controlling the passage or pathway of something.

2. Cell Biology. the process by which a channel in a cell membrane opens or closes.

3. Metallurgy. a system for casting metal involving a mold with a channel or opening into which the molten metal is poured.

4. 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.

5. (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.

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Etymology

Origin of gating

First recorded in 1945–50; gat(e) ¹ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

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gating

PSPOs replace earlier measures such as designated public place orders, gating orders, and dog control orders.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 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

Overall: Aligned with a positive macro regime with selective, income-seeking markets thanks to low volatility and improving technicals—but fundamental cleanup remains the gating factor for sustained rerating.

From Barron's ● Nov. 26, 2025

If your computer suffers from this problem, you'll see a message during boot saying A20 gating failed.

From Debian GNU/Linux : Guide to Installation and Usage by John Goerzen