GATE
/ɡeɪt/
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Definition
/ɡeɪt/
noun
- A doorlike structure outside a house.
- Doorway, opening, or passage in a fence or wall.
- Movable barrier.“The gate in front of the railroad crossing went up after the train had passed.”
- A logical pathway made up of switches which turn on or off. Examples are and, or, nand, etc.
- The gap between a batsman's bat and pad.“Singh was bowled through the gate, a very disappointing way for a world-class batsman to get out.”
verb
- To keep something inside by means of a closed gate.
- To punish, especially a child or teenager, by not allowing them to go out.
- To open a closed ion channel.
- To furnish with a gate.
- To turn (an image intensifier) on and off selectively as needed, or to avoid damage. See autogating.
Source: Wiktionary
