資料來源 : pyDict
門口,入口,途徑; 網關,(可把兩種不同網絡系統連結在一起的裝置。它可將數據傳輸到其他具有相似功能但不同結構的網絡中)
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Gateway \Gate"way`\, n.
A passage through a fence or wall; a gate; also, a frame,
arch, etc., in which a gate in hung, or a structure at an
entrance or gate designed for ornament or defense.
資料來源 : WordNet®
gateway
n : an entrance that can be closed by a gate
資料來源 : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing
gateway
1. A deprecated term for a device that enables
data to flow between different networks (forming an
{internet}).
Preferred terms are "{protocol converter}" (connects networks
that use different {protocols}), "{router}" (connects two
broadcast networks at layer 3 ({network layer}). Another
example is a {mail gateway}, which is a layer 7 ({application
layer}) gateway.
2. An {interface} between an information source
and a {World-Wide Web} {server}. {Common Gateway Interface}
is a {standard} for such interfaces. The information source
can be any system that can be accessed by a program running on
the web server. A typical example is a {relational
database}.
(2000-05-24)