"gater" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2012, Rakesh Chadha, J. Bhasker, An ASIC Low Power Primer: Analysis, Techniques and Specification, page 118",
          "text": "Optimizing the selection of clock gaters based on activity is known as power-driven clock gating.",
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          "text": "With more clock buffers instead of gaters in the clock distribution, the power is significantly reduced based on Table 4-4."
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        "A mechanism that saves power in a circuit by removing the clock signal while the circuit is not in use."
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