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gate
has definitions from the fields of computer science,physics,electronics,business,transportation
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[ noun ] a door-like movable barrier in a fence or wall
Used in print (Robert A. Futterman, The Future of Our Cities....)The downtown store continues to offer the great inducement of variety , both within its gates and across the street , where other department_stores are immediately convenient for the shopper who wants to see what is available before making_up_her_mind . (Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)Within two_weeks Warren was ringing the bell at the abbey gate . (Leon Uris, Mila 8....)In and in and in they poured through the gates of Majdanek , but they never left , and Majdanek was not growing any larger . (Jane Gilmore Rushing, "Against the Moon,"...)One afternoon , as the women sat clucking softly , a new carload of people pulled_up at the gate . (Sallie Bingham, "Moving Day," The Atlantic...)Already the jonquils were blooming in a flock by the front gate , and the periwinkles were coming_on , blue by the porch steps . |
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[ noun ] (computer science,physics,electronics) a computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs
Synonyms Used in print (Walter H. Buchsbaum, "Advances in Medical Electronics"...)This assembly also supplies a 20 - cps switching gate for the electronics circuitry . ) Related terms computer_circuit nand_circuit or_circuit x-or_circuit and_circuit |
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[ verb ] restrict movement to the dormitory or campus, of British schoolboys, as a means of punishment
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[ verb ] control with a valve or other device that functions like a gate
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[ noun ] (transportation) passageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers can embark or disembark
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[ noun ] (business) total admission receipts at a sports event
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