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age gates

age gates is the plural of age gate.

Meaning of age gate

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

Questions about age gates

What is age gates the plural of?
Age gates is the plural of age gate.

Words near age gates in the dictionary

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

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