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gate
noun
a
movable
structure
in
a
fence
,
wall
,
or
entrance
that
can
be
opened
or
closed
to
let
people
or
vehicles
pass
.
ā¢
Please
shut
the
gate
so
the
sheep
do
not
escape
.
Please
shut
the
gate
so
the
sheep
do
not
escape
.
ā¢
The
old
iron
gate
creaked
as
the
wind
blew
through
the
cemetery
.
The
old
iron
gate
creaked
as
the
wind
blew
through
the
cemetery
.
Old
English
ā
gƦt
ā
meaning
an
opening
or
passage
,
related
to
Old
Norse
ā
gat
ā
meaning
gap
.
noun
a
numbered
area
in
an
airport
terminal
where
passengers
board
or
leave
an
aircraft
.
ā¢
Our
flight
leaves
from
gate
22B
at
three
o
ā
clock
.
Our
flight
leaves
from
gate
22B
at
three
o
ā
clock
.
ā¢
The
airline
changed
the
boarding
gate
just
ten
minutes
before
departure
.
The
airline
changed
the
boarding
gate
just
ten
minutes
before
departure
.
Extended
from
the
idea
of
an
opening
or
entrance
,
first
used
in
aviation
in
the
mid-20th
century
.
noun
the
number
of
spectators
,
or
the
money
earned
from
their
tickets
,
at
a
sports
event
.
ā¢
The
championship
final
drew
a
record
gate
of
sixty
thousand
fans
.
The
championship
final
drew
a
record
gate
of
sixty
thousand
fans
.
ā¢
Thanks
to
the
high
gate
,
the
club
could
afford
new
training
facilities
.
Thanks
to
the
high
gate
,
the
club
could
afford
new
training
facilities
.
First
used
in
early
20th-century
sports
writing
,
from
spectators
passing
through
the
stadium
gate
.
noun
a
pair
of
poles
or
markers
on
a
ski
or
snowboard
course
that
racers
must
pass
between
.
ā¢
The
skier
missed
the
last
gate
and
was
disqualified
.
The
skier
missed
the
last
gate
and
was
disqualified
.
ā¢
Officials
reset
the
gate
positions
after
fresh
snow
fell
overnight
.
Officials
reset
the
gate
positions
after
fresh
snow
fell
overnight
.
Borrowed
from
the
idea
of
passing
through
an
opening
,
applied
to
skiing
in
the
1930s
.
noun
a
digital
circuit
that
carries
out
a
simple
logical
operation
such
as
AND
,
OR
,
or
NOT
.
ā¢
An
AND
gate
outputs
1
only
when
both
inputs
are
1
.
An
AND
gate
outputs
1
only
when
both
inputs
are
1
.
ā¢
Designers
combined
several
gates
to
build
the
calculator
ā
s
processor
.
Designers
combined
several
gates
to
build
the
calculator
ā
s
processor
.
From
earlier
electronic
ā
gate
ā
meaning
a
device
that
opens
or
closes
the
path
of
a
signal
,
applied
to
logic
circuits
in
the
1940s
.
verb
-
gate
,
gating
,
gates
,
gated
to
punish
a
student
by
not
allowing
them
to
leave
the
school
or
campus
for
a
period
of
time
.
ā¢
The
headteacher
gated
Liam
for
a
week
after
he
broke
curfew
.
The
headteacher
gated
Liam
for
a
week
after
he
broke
curfew
.
ā¢
If
you
skip
assembly
again
,
they
will
gate
you
over
the
weekend
.
If
you
skip
assembly
again
,
they
will
gate
you
over
the
weekend
.
Originally
British
public-school
slang
from
the
19th
century
,
referring
to
closing
the
school
gate
on
a
student
.
noun
the
control
terminal
of
a
field-effect
transistor
or
similar
device
that
regulates
the
flow
of
current
.
ā¢
Applying
a
small
voltage
to
the
gate
turns
the
MOSFET
on
.
Applying
a
small
voltage
to
the
gate
turns
the
MOSFET
on
.
ā¢
Static
electricity
can
easily
damage
the
delicate
gate
oxide
.
Static
electricity
can
easily
damage
the
delicate
gate
oxide
.
Adopted
by
electrical
engineers
in
the
1920sā1930s
to
describe
the
part
that
ā
opens
ā
or
ā
closes
ā
the
path
of
electrons
.
investigate
verb
-
investigate
,
investigating
,
investigates
,
investigated
to
look
into
something
carefully
so
you
can
discover
the
facts
and
understand
it
fully
ā¢
The
scientist
investigated
the
strange
humming
coming
from
the
laboratory
machine
.
The
scientist
investigated
the
strange
humming
coming
from
the
laboratory
machine
.
ā¢
We
plan
to
investigate
how
different
diets
affect
people
ā
s
energy
levels
.
We
plan
to
investigate
how
different
diets
affect
people
ā
s
energy
levels
.
Late
15th
century
from
Latin
investigare
ā
to
trace
out
ā (
from
in-
ā
into
ā
+
vestigare
ā
track
,
trace
ā).
verb
-
investigate
,
investigating
,
investigates
,
investigated
to
carry
out
an
official
inquiry
into
a
crime
,
accident
,
or
problem
to
find
out
who
is
responsible
or
what
happened
ā¢
Detectives
are
investigating
the
theft
of
priceless
art
from
the
museum
.
Detectives
are
investigating
the
theft
of
priceless
art
from
the
museum
.
ā¢
The
committee
will
investigate
whether
safety
rules
were
broken
.
The
committee
will
investigate
whether
safety
rules
were
broken
.
Late
15th
century
from
Latin
investigare
ā
to
trace
out
ā.
The
sense
of
official
inquiry
developed
in
the
19th
century
with
modern
policing
.
-gate
suffix
added
to
a
word
,
especially
in
journalism
,
to
show
that
something
is
a
scandal
or
controversy
.
ā¢
The
media
quickly
dubbed
the
email
leak
"
Emailgate
".
The
media
quickly
dubbed
the
email
leak
"
Emailgate
".
ā¢
Every
minor
political
mishap
now
seems
to
get
a
gate-style
nickname
.
Every
minor
political
mishap
now
seems
to
get
a
gate-style
nickname
.
From
the
1970s
U
.
S
.
Watergate
scandal
;
the
ending
of
the
hotel
ā
s
name
became
shorthand
for
later
scandals
.