Gateway - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Gateway : (noun)

1: an entrance that can be closed by a gate

Based on WordNet 2.0

Gateway : \Gate"way`\, n. 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.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Gateway :

1. A deprecated term for a device that enables data to flow between different networks (forming an internet).

Preferred terms are "{protocol converter" (connects networks protocols),_"{router">that use different protocols), "{router" (connects two broadcast networks at layer 3 ({network layer). Another example is a mail gateway, which is a layer 7 ({application layer) gateway.

2. An interface between an information source and a World-Wide Web server. Common Gateway Interface is a standard for such interfaces. The information source can be any system that can be accessed by a program running on the web server. A typical example is a relational database.

(2000-05-24)

Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:

Gateway, AR (town, FIPS 26110) Location: 36.48557 N, 93.93633 W Population (1990): 65 (32 housing units) Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 72733 Gateway, CO (CDP, FIPS 29455) Location: 39.54930 N, 104.90552 W Population (1990): 7510 (2588 housing units) Area: 13.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 81522

Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:

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Gateway - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Example Usage of Gateway