gateway

gate·way  (gtw)

n.

1. An opening or a structure framing an opening, such as an arch, that may be closed by a gate.

2. Something that serves as an entrance or a means of access: a gateway to success; the gateway to the West.

3. Software or hardware that enables communication between computer networks that use different communications protocols. Also called router².

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gateway [ˈgeɪtˌweɪ]

n

1. an entrance that may be closed by or as by a gate

2. a means of entry or access Bombay, gateway to India

3. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing hardware and software that connect incompatible computer networks, allowing information to be passed from one to another

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

gateway - an entrance that can be closed by a gate entrance, entranceway, entryway, entree, entry - something that provides access (to get in or get out); "they waited at the entrance to the garden"; "beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral"

Translations

gateway [ˈgeɪtweɪ] N (gen) → puerta f (de acceso)
New York, the gateway to America → Nueva York, la puerta a América
the gateway to success → la puerta al éxito

gateway [ˈgeɪtweɪ] n

(= entrance) → porte f

(fig) the gateway to the continent → la porte vers le continent
a gateway to success → une porte vers le succès
gateway drug n
It is thought that cannabis is a gateway drug to harder substances → On croit que le cannabis est une drogue qui incite à la consommation de drogue dure.

gateway [ˈgeɪtˌweɪ] n → porta
the gateway to success → la strada del successo