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gateway
1. Computing hardware and software that connect incompatible computer networks, allowing information to be passed from one to another
2. Telecom. a software utility that enables text messages to be sent and received over digital cellular telephone networks
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Gateway
A passageway through a fence or wall; the structures at an entrance or gate designed for ornament or defense.
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gateway
[′gāt‚wā] (communications)
A point of entry and exit to another system, such as the connection point between a local-area network and an external-communications network.
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gateway
1. A passage through a fence or wall.
2. A frame, arch, etc., in which a gate is hung.
3. A structure at an entrance or gate designed for ornament or defense.
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gateway
(networking)A deprecated term for a device that enables
data to flow between different networks (forming an
internet).
Preferred terms are "protocol converter" (connects networks 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.
Preferred terms are "protocol converter" (connects networks 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.
gateway
(hypertext)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.
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