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–adjective

(of patterns in a foundry mold) linked by gates.

[Origin: 1620–30; gate¹ + -ed³

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gate1

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–noun

1.	a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.

2.	an opening permitting passage through an enclosure.

3.	a tower, architectural setting, etc., for defending or adorning such an opening or for providing a monumental entrance to a street, park, etc.: the gates of the walled city; the palace gate.

4.	any means of access or entrance: The gate to stardom is talent.

5.	a mountain pass.

6.	any movable barrier, as at a tollbooth or a road or railroad crossing.

7.	a gateway or passageway in a passenger terminal or pier that leads to a place for boarding a train, plane, or ship.

8.	a sliding barrier for regulating the passage of water, steam, or the like, as in a dam or pipe; valve.

Skiing.

a.	an obstacle in a slalom race, consisting of two upright poles anchored in the snow a certain distance apart.

b.	the opening between these poles, through which a competitor in a slalom race must ski.

10.	the total number of persons who pay for admission to an athletic contest, a performance, an exhibition, etc.

11.	the total receipts from such admissions.

12.	Cell Biology. a temporary channel in a cell membrane through which substances diffuse into or out of a cell.

13.	Movies. film gate.

14.	a sash or frame for a saw or gang of saws.

15.

Metallurgy.

a.	Also called ingate. a channel or opening in a mold through which molten metal is poured into the mold cavity.

b.	the waste metal left in such a channel after hardening.

16.

Electronics.

a.	a signal that makes an electronic circuit operative or inoperative either for a certain time interval or until another signal is received.

b.	Also called logic gate. a circuit with one output that is activated only by certain combinations of two or more inputs.

–verb (used with object)

17.	(at British universities) to punish by confining to the college grounds.

18.

Electronics.

a.	to control the operation of (an electronic device) by means of a gate.

b.	to select the parts of (a wave signal) that are within a certain range of amplitude or within certain time intervals.

–verb (used without object)

19.	Metallurgy. to make or use a gate.

—Idioms

20.	get the gate, Slang. to be dismissed, sent away, or rejected.

21.

give (someone) the gate, Slang.

a.	to reject (a person), as one's fiancé, lover, or friend.

b.	to dismiss from one's employ: They gave him the gate because he was caught stealing.

[Origin: bef. 900; ME gat, gate, OE geat (pl. gatu); c. LG, D gat hole, breach; cf. gate²

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gate¹ Audio Help (gāt) Pronunciation Key
n.

A structure that can be swung, drawn, or lowered to block an entrance or a passageway.
1. An opening in a wall or fence for entrance or exit.
2. The structure surrounding such an opening, such as the monumental or fortified entrance to a palace or walled city.
3. A means of access: the gate to riches.
4. A passageway, as in an airport terminal, through which passengers proceed when boarding or leaving an airplane.
1. A means of access: the gate to riches.
2. A passageway, as in an airport terminal, through which passengers proceed when boarding or leaving an airplane.
A mountain pass.
The total paid attendance or admission receipts at a public event: a good gate at the football game.
A device for controlling the passage of water or gas through a dam or conduit.
The channel through which molten metal flows into a shaped cavity of a mold.
Sports A passage between two upright poles through which a skier must go in a slalom race.
A logic gate.

tr.v. gat·ed, gat·ing, gates

Chiefly British To confine (a student) to the grounds of a college as punishment.
Electronics To select part of (a wave) for transmission, reception, or processing by magnitude or time interval.
To furnish with a gate: "The entrance to the rear lawn was also gated" (Dean Koontz).

[Middle English, from Old English geat.]

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gated
/gayt-dee/ Gate daemon.
A program which supports multiple routing protocols and protocol families. It may be used for routing, and makes an effective platform for routing protocol research.
(ftp://gated.cornell.edu).
See also Exterior Gateway Protocol, Open Shortest Path First, Routing Information Protocol, routed.
(1994-12-07)

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Gated

Gat"ed\, a. Having gates. --Young.

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