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gate⋅way

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–noun
1. an entrance or passage that may be closed by a gate.
2. a structure for enclosing such an opening or entrance.
3. any passage by or point at which a region may be entered: New York soon became the gateway to America.
4. software or hardware that links two computer networks.
Origin:
1700–10; gate 1 + way
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gate·way   (gāt'wā')   
n.  
  1. An opening or a structure framing an opening, such as an arch, that may be closed by a gate.
  2. Something that serves as an entrance or a means of access: a gateway to success; the gateway to the West.
  3. Software or hardware that enables communication between computer networks that use different communications protocols. Also called router2.
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Main Entry:  gateway
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  See residential gateway
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Language Translation for : gateway
Spanish: entrada, puerta, puerta de entrada,
German: der Torweg,
Japanese: 入口
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Gateway

Gate"way`\, n. A passage through a fence or wall; a gate; also, a frame, arch, etc., in which a gate in hung, or a structure at an entrance or gate designed for ornament or defense.
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gateway
1. A deprecated term for a device that enables data to flow between different networks (forming an internet).
Preferred terms are "protocol converter" (connects networks that use different protocols), "router" (connects two broadcast networks at layer 3 (network layer). Another example is a mail gateway, which is a layer 7 (application layer) gateway.
2. An interface between an information source and a World-Wide Web server. Common Gateway Interface is a standard for such interfaces. The information source can be any system that can be accessed by a program running on the web server. A typical example is a relational database.
(2000-05-24)

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