Gateway |
The entrance and exit to a communications network or system. Also, a device or set
of functions that facilitate electronic access by users to remote services or
systems and vice versa.
In data networks, gateways are typically a network
node that connects otherwise incompatible networks. Gateways are commonly
used to connect computers on one network, say a token-ring
network, with those on a long-distance network.
A gateway may be used to interface
between two incompatible electronic mail systems or for transferring files from
one system to another.
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