gating

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle and gerund of gate. Use this form for an action happening now or as a noun for the activity itself.

   The app is gating the new levels until you pay for them.

   Gating the chat during lessons keeps students focused.

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2. 2
   noununcountable

   Controlling who or what can get into or use something.

   Like a guard at a gate who only lets in people with a pass.

   The club uses gating to keep out people without tickets.

   Gating helps the library control who borrows the rare books.

   Similarrestriction, control

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3. 3
   noununcountable

   Letting signals through only when certain conditions are met.

   Like a door that only opens when you say the right password.

   The radio uses gating to block the static between stations.

   Gating turns the sound off when no one is speaking.

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4. 4
   noununcountable

   A set of gates put together in a particular layout.

   Like a row of fences and openings that guides where you can walk.

   The farm's gating keeps the sheep in the right field.

   They changed the gating so the trucks could pass through.

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