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Meaning of gate

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  gate
      n 1: a movable barrier in a fence or wall
      2: a computer circuit with several inputs but only one output
         that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs
         [syn: {gate}, {logic gate}]
      3: total admission receipts at a sports event
      4: passageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers can
         embark or disembark
      v 1: supply with a gate; "The house was gated"
      2: control with a valve or other device that functions like a
         gate
      3: restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus
         as a means of punishment

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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