gate

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: gate

1	n v	a movable barrier in a fence or wall supply with a gate
2	n	total admission receipts at a sports event
3	n	a computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: gate

Examples:: Dipylon gate
a gateway to the west of ancient Athens near which a distinctive style of pottery has been found

Types:: show 11 types...; hide 11 types...; head gate
a gate upstream from a lock or canal that is used to control the flow of water at the upper end; lock-gate
a gate that can be locked; lichgate, lychgate
a roofed gate to a churchyard, formerly used as a temporary shelter for the bier during funerals; portcullis
gate consisting of an iron or wooden grating that hangs in the entry to a castle or fortified town; can be lowered to prevent passage; postern
a small gate in the rear of a fort or castle; tailboard, tailgate
a gate at the rear of a vehicle; can be lowered for loading; tail gate
a gate downstream from a lock or canal that is used to control the flow of water at the lower end; tollbar, tollgate
a gate or bar across a toll bridge or toll road which is lifted when the toll is paid; turnpike
(from 16th to 19th centuries) gates set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid; turnstile
a gate consisting of a post that acts as a pivot for rotating arms; set in a passageway for controlling the persons entering; wicket, wicket door, wicket gate
small gate or door (especially one that is part of a larger door)

Types:: arrival gate
gate where passengers disembark; departure gate
gate where passengers embark

“The house was gated”

Type of:: furnish, provide, render, supply
give something useful or necessary to

Type of:: bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel
place limits on (extent or access)

Type of:: gross, receipts, revenue
the entire amount of income before any deductions are made

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; AND circuit, AND gate
a circuit in a computer that fires only when all of its inputs fire; NAND circuit, NAND gate
a logic gate that produces an output that is the inverse of the output of an AND gate; OR circuit, OR gate
a gate circuit in a computer that fires when any of its inputs fire; X-OR circuit, XOR circuit, XOR gate
gate for exclusive OR; a circuit in a computer that fires only if only one of its inputs fire

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