GATEWAY

gateway

(noun) an entrance that can be closed by a gate

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

gateway (plural gateways)

An entrance capable of being blocked by use of a gate.

Any point that represents the beginning of a transition from one place or phase to another.

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.

Hyponyms

• (digital communication): default gateway

Verb

gateway (third-person singular simple present gateways, present participle gatewaying, simple past and past participle gatewayed)

(transitive, digital communications) To make available via a gateway, or access point.

Anagrams

• get away, get-away, getaway, waygate

Source: Wiktionary

Gate"way`, n.

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition