gateway
/ˈɡeɪtweɪ/
adjective
- Serving as an entry point or introduction to something.
- They offer a gateway course for beginners in programming.
- The first book in the series is a gateway novel for young fantasy readers.
- The gateway drug theory suggests that marijuana can lead to harder drugs.
noun
- An opening or entrance that can be closed by a gate.
- The stone gateway led into a beautiful garden.
- The castle's gateway was flanked by two tall towers.
- They painted the wooden gateway a bright red to match the house.
- A means of access or entry to something, often figuratively.
- Education is a gateway to a better future.
- The new airport became a gateway for tourists visiting the region.
- Learning a second language can be a gateway to understanding another culture.
- A device or software that connects two different networks, especially the internet.
- The router acts as a gateway between your home network and the internet.
- A payment gateway processes credit card transactions on the website.
- The network administrator configured the gateway to filter incoming traffic.
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