gating

Verb

gate (third-person singular simple present gates, present participle gating, simple past and past participle gated)

1. (transitive) To keep something inside by means of a closed gate.
2. (dated, historical, transitive, Oxbridge slang) To punish (a student) by not allowing to leave the college grounds.
   • You climbed the wall, for which you ought to be gated; and finally, you came in blotto, for which you ought to be sent down.1935, Dorothy L. Sayers, Gaudy Night

   Synonyms:

   ground

3. (transitive) To open (a closed ion channel).
4. (transitive) To furnish with a gate.
5. (transitive) To turn (an image intensifier) on and off selectively, as needed or to avoid damage from excessive light exposure. See autogating.
6. (transitive) To selectively regulate or restrict (access to something).
   • Access to the building is gated by a security system.

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