noun
- an entrance or passage that may be closed by a gate.
- a structure for enclosing such an opening or entrance.
- any passage by or point at which a region may be entered: New York soon became the gateway to America.
- Digital Technology.
- software or hardware that connects two disparate computer networks, as to enable the passage of information between a home or business network and the Internet.
- software that facilitates digital communication of text messages over cellular telephone networks.
noun
- an entrance that may be closed by or as by a gate
- a means of entry or accessMumbai, gateway to India
- (modifier) allowing entry, access, or progress to a more extreme formgateway drug; gateway drink
- computing hardware and software that connect incompatible computer networks, allowing information to be passed from one to another
- a software utility that enables text messages to be sent and received over digital cellular telephone networks