gateway

[ geyt-wey ]

/ ˈgeɪtˌweɪ /

an entrance or passage that may be closed by a gate.

a structure for enclosing such an opening or entrance.

any passage by or point at which a region may be entered: New York soon became the gateway to America.

Digital Technology.

software or hardware that connects two disparate computer networks, as to enable the passage of information between a home or business network and the Internet.
software that facilitates digital communication of text messages over cellular telephone networks.

Origin of gateway

First recorded in 1700–10; gate¹ + way¹

This made AIMS the gateway for all communications to and from the flight deck.

MH370 Debris Is Lost Forever, Can the Plane Be Found Without It? |Clive Irving |September 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Plus it is clear that plastic surgery is a gateway drug for those both so inclined and so well-heeled.

The New World of Anti-Aging Dentistry |Kent Sepkowitz |June 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“For the girls who have never bought a business book, I think this can be the gateway drug,” Amoruso says.

The ‘Nasty Gal’ Invasion: Sophia Amoruso Wants to Create an Army of #GIRLBOSSes |Alison Baitz |May 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Bettles, Alaska has been a gateway for intrepid travelers who want to explore the pristine wilderness of the Arctic Circle.

Visiting the Arctic Circle…Before It’s Irreversibly Changed |Terry Greene Sterling |April 1, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

The AIMS units are the gateway for all communications to and from the flight deck.

How Flight 370 Could Have Become a Zombie |Clive Irving |March 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
One end of the street is blocked by a great square, and the other by the gateway of the palace from which the Sultan comes.

The Rulers of the Mediterranean |Richard Harding Davis
And at last we struck the trace that mounted upward to the Gateway itself.

The Crossing |Winston Churchill
It has its old church and gateway, the latter once taken by the English.

Winged Wheels in France |Michael Myers Shoemaker
As though satisfied that he had arrived in time, Quinton Edge now slackened his pace, making for the gateway on the side street.

The Doomsman |Van Tassel Sutphen
He could only stand at his gateway, and look at the thing as it rose above the ground, fascinated by its ugliness.

The Vicar of Bullhampton |Anthony Trollope

gateway

/ (ˈɡeɪtˌweɪ) /

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

a means of entry or access Mumbai, gateway to India

(modifier) allowing entry, access, or progress to a more extreme form gateway drug; gateway drink

computing hardware and software that connect incompatible computer networks, allowing information to be passed from one to another

a software utility that enables text messages to be sent and received over digital cellular telephone networks