gateway
IPA: gˈeɪtweɪ
noun
- An entrance capable of being blocked by use of a gate.
- A place regarded as giving access to somewhere.
- Any point that represents the beginning of a transition from one place or phase to another.
- (attributive) Any thing or area of interest that tends to lead to deeper involvement.
- A point at which freight moving from one territory to another is interchanged between transportation lines.
- (digital communications) In wireless internet, an access point with additional software capabilities such as providing NAT and DHCP, which may also provide VPN support, roaming, firewalls, various levels of security, etc.
verb
- (transitive, digital communications) To make available via a gateway, or access point.
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Examples of "gateway" in Sentences
- The gateway of the fort is still intact.
- The gateway was really part of the church.
- The best view is from the top of the gateway.
- The central gateway of the temple is artistic.
- The city was becoming the gateway to the West.
- This Pavilion is the gateway to the realm of the dead.
- The eastern terminus of the route is at the Gateway Center.
- The gardens stretch from the main gateway to the back gateway.
- The entrance to the Acropolis was a monumental gateway called the Propylaea.
- The first step in Gateway cloning is the preparation of a Gateway Entry clone.
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