"gate" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ɡeɪt/ Audio: en-us-gate.ogg [US], en-au-gate.ogg [Australia] Forms: gate [singular], gates [plural]
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  1. A gate is like a door in a fence. It opens to let people go through the fence.
    Sense id: simple-gate-en-noun-vXNQt2Wr
  2. In computers and logic, a gate is something that gives a simple yes-or-no answer from two (or one, or more than two) yes-or-no things coming into it.
    Sense id: simple-gate-en-noun-fEi8FeRl Categories (other): Computing
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