Gateway

A gateway is a point of entry or exit at which a gate may be hung.

Gateway may also refer to:

Computer terminology

• Gateway address, an IP address for a network interface on a router that leads to a larger network.
• Gateway (telecommunications), a network node equipped for interfacing with another network that uses different communication protocols
• Gateway (web page), a webpage designed to attract visitors and search engines to a particular website
• Payment gateway, the software interface between a web-based shopping cart and a merchant account
• Gateway (computer program), a link between two computer programs allowing them to share information and bypass certain protocols on a host computer
• Residential gateway, a home networking device

Companies

• Gateway, Inc. (formerly Gateway 2000), a computer manufacturer
• Gateway, a former UK supermarket chain rebranded as Somerfield in the 1990s
• Gateway Building Society, a UK building society bought in 1988 by the Woolwich Building Society
• Gateways Books and Tapes, a book and audio tape retailer bought in 1988 by Books-A-Million
• Gateway Newstands, a Canadian convenience store chain located in large office buildings, shopping centres, public places, and transit stations in the United States and Canada

Churches

• Gateway Church (Texas), a mega-church located in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
• Gateway Church (Australia), a church located in Victoria, Australia

Geography

Africa

South Africa

• Gateway Theatre of Shopping, a shopping centre in Durban

Australia

• Gateway Bridge, Brisbane, the most eastern crossing of the Brisbane River, Brisbane
• Gateway Motorway, a freeway in Brisbane

Asia

Hong Kong

• The Gateway, Hong Kong, a shopping centre in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong

India

• Gateway of India, Bombay

Singapore

• Gateway Monorail Station, a station on the Sentosa Monorail
• The Gateway, Singapore, a twin-building office complex

Taiwan

• The Gateway Park, Taiwan, a park in Taichung City, Taiwan

Turkestan

• Iron Gate (Central Asia)

Europe

Poland

• Iron Gate, Warsaw

Romania /Serbia

• Iron Gate

North America

Canada

• Gateway Boulevard, a major street in Edmonton
• Gateway Station on the Vancouver SkyTrain's Expo Line
• Greater Vancouver Gateway Program, an infrastructure project for Greater Vancouver

United States : Communities

• Gateway, Alaska, census-designated place
• Gateway, Arkansas, town
• Gateway, California (disambiguation), multiple locations
  • Gateway, Los Angeles County, California
  • Gateway, Nevada County, California
  • Gateway, San Diego, California, neighborhood
• Gateway, Colorado, unincorporated town
• Gateway, Florida, census-designated place
• Gateway, Oregon, unincorporated community

United States : Landmarks and structures

• Gateway International Raceway, a racetrack in Madison, Illinois
• Gateway Arch, part of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in St. Louis
• Gateway Region, the most urbanized part of northeastern New Jersey, including Newark and Jersey City
• Gateway National Recreation Area, parks and beaches in New York City and New Jersey
• Westfield Gateway, an enclosed shopping mall in Lincoln, Nebraska
• Gateway Station (Charlotte, North Carolina), a proposed intermodal transit center in Charlotte, North Carolina
• Gateway Project, a rail expansion project between Newark, New Jersey and New York City
• The Gateway Sports and Entertainment Complex (more commonly known as "Gateway"), a stadium complex in Cleveland, Ohio, containing Progressive Field and Quicken Loans Arena
• The Gateway District, a large open air retail, residential and office complex in Salt Lake City

Music

• Gateway (band) a jazz trio featuring John Abercrombie, Jack DeJohnette and Dave Holland
  • Gateway (Gateway album) a 1976 album released by the band on ECM Records
  • Gateway 2, the band's second album
• Gateway (Bongzilla album), an album by stoner metal band Bongzilla
• Gateway, an album by electronic ambient artist Erik Wøllo
• Gateway Indoor, an indoor percussion ensemble from St. Louis, Missouri

Film

• Gateway (film), a 1938 dramatic film directed by Alfred L. Werker

In fiction

• Common synonym for portal
• Gateway (novel), a 1977 novel by Frederik Pohl, the first book of the Heechee series and winner of the Hugo Award and Nebula Award
  • Gateway (computer game), two adventure games based on the novel have been created by Legend Entertainment
• Gateway (comics), a supporting character in Marvel's X-Men series

Other

• Gateway drug theory, a hypothesis on drug use
• Gateway Rehabilitation Center, a rehabilitation center for drug and alcohol addicts, in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, USA
• "Gateway" in oceanography, ocean currents in the global thermohaline circulation
• "Gateway" in aviation, the start or the termination for airlines at airports
• Gateway Technology, a cloning system in molecular biology

See also

• Gateways (disambiguation)
• Gateway Bridge (disambiguation)
• Gateway Center (disambiguation)
• Gateway Mall (disambiguation)
• Gateway Theatre (disambiguation)