EGAVE

gateway

About 3.67 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A passage that can be closed by use of a gate.
  2. noun A place regarded as giving access to somewhere.
  3. noun Any point that represents the beginning of a transition from one place or phase to another. Any thing or area of interest that tends to lead to deeper involvement.
    a gateway drug
  4. noun Any thing or area of interest that tends to lead to deeper involvement.
    a gateway drug
  5. noun A point at which freight moving from one territory to another is interchanged between transportation lines.
  6. noun 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.
  7. verb To make available using a gateway, or access point.

Similar words

portal gate passageway lobby corridor doorstep doorway threshold bridging ramp

Often followed by

to of and is for in into interface protocol

Word family

gateways

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