doorstep vs gateway

doorstep

noun
  • One's immediate neighbourhood or locality. 

  • An outside step leading up to the door of a building, usually a home. 

  • A thick slice, especially of bread. 

verb
  • To visit one household after another to solicit sales, charitable donations, political support, etc. 

  • To corner somebody for an unexpected interview. 

gateway

noun
  • A place regarded as giving access to somewhere. 

  • An entrance capable of being blocked by use of a gate. 

  • A point at which freight moving from one territory to another is interchanged between transportation lines. 

  • In wireless internet, an access point with additional software capabilities such as providing NAT and DHCP, which may also provide VPN support, roaming, firewalls, various levels of security, etc. 

  • Any point that represents the beginning of a transition from one place or phase to another. 

  • Any thing or area of interest that tends to lead to deeper involvement. 

verb
  • To make available via a gateway, or access point. 

How often have the words doorstep and gateway occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )