gateway

 
Pronunciation: /ˈgeɪtweɪ/

noun

  • 1an opening that can be closed by a gate: we turned into a gateway leading to a cottage
  • a frame or arch built around or over a gate: a big house with a wrought-iron gateway
  • a place regarded as giving access to another place: Mombasa, the gateway to East Africa
  • a means of achieving a state or condition: to me a home in the country was a gateway to happiness
  • 2 Computing a device used to connect two different networks, especially a connection to the Internet.