gateway vs wicket

gateway

noun
  • 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. 

  • A place regarded as giving access to somewhere. 

  • 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. 

wicket

noun
  • A small door or gate, especially one beside a larger one. 

  • An angle bracket when used in HTML. 

  • Any of the small arches through which the balls are driven. 

  • A temporary metal attachment that one attaches one's lift-ticket to. 

  • A small window or other opening, sometimes fitted with a grating. 

  • A device to measure the height of animals, usually dogs. 

  • A service window, as in a bank or train station, where a customer conducts transactions with a teller 

  • A dismissal; the act of a batsman getting out. 

  • The pitch. 

  • a ticket barrier at a rail station, box office at a cinema, etc. 

  • One of the two wooden structures at each end of the pitch, consisting of three vertical stumps and two bails; the target for the bowler, defended by the batsman. 

  • The area around the stumps where the batsmen stand. 

  • A shelter made from tree boughs, used by lumbermen. 

  • The period during which two batsmen bat together. 

  • The space between the pillars, in post-and-stall working. 

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