- the act or process of controlling the passage or pathway of something.
- the process by which a channel in a cell membrane opens or closes.
- a system for casting metal involving a mold with a channel or opening into which the molten metal is poured.
- the process of controlling the operation of an electronic device by means of a gate, a signal that makes an electronic circuit operative or inoperative either for a certain time interval or until another signal is received.
- (at British universities) a punishment in which a student is confined to the college grounds: The penalty for being out after hours will be gating for up to a month.
