gateway

Meaning

Noun

1. A passage that can be closed by use of a gate.
2. A place regarded as giving access to somewhere.
3. Any point that represents the beginning of a transition from one place or phase to another.
4. (attributive) Any point that represents the beginning of a transition from one place or phase to another.
5. A point at which freight moving from one territory to another is interchanged between transportation lines.
6. 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

To make available using a gateway, or access point.

Synonyms

gate

entrance

portal

door

🚪

doorway

exit

entry

gates

way out

outlet

doorstep

gate-way

passageway

phylum

protocol converter

sect

threshold

vent

geat

hilus

porta

porte-cochere

application gateway

barrier

gating waveform

cage

egress

enclosure

family

👪

fool

git

goal

hilum

leak

opening

passage

Translations

passerelle

porte

🚪

Tor

poort

Gateway

entrada

point d’accès

porta

puerta

🚪

πύλη

Ausfahrt

είσοδος

entrée

ingresso

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡeɪtˌweɪ/

Etymology

From gate + way.