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age gate

age gate noun: a barrier to accessing a digital resource that requires the user to confirm they are old enough to be allowed to see the material.

Noun

age gate (plural age gates)

  1. (Internet) A barrier to accessing a digital resource that requires the user to confirm they are old enough to be allowed to see the material.
    • On social media sites it is likely that “age gates” could apply at the level of the post rather than at social media account signup.2025 January 16, Robert Booth, “Stronger age checks to come into force for online pornography sites in UK”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Forms of age gate

pluralage gates

Words formed from age gate

Questions about age gate

What does age gate mean?
Age gate means a barrier to accessing a digital resource that requires the user to confirm they are old enough to be allowed to see the material.
What part of speech is age gate?
Age gate is a noun.
What is the plural of age gate?
The plural of age gate is age gates.

Words near age gate in the dictionary

  1. age dreamer
  2. age dreamers
  3. age fright
  4. age gap
  5. age gaps
  6. age gate
  7. age gates
  8. age grade
  9. age grades
  10. age group
  11. age groups

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