gating
Americannoun
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the act or process of controlling the passage or pathway of something.
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Cell Biology. the process by which a channel in a cell membrane opens or closes.
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Metallurgy. a system for casting metal involving a mold with a channel or opening into which the molten metal is poured.
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Electronics. the process of controlling the operation of an electronic device by means of a gate, a signal that makes an electronic circuit operative or inoperative either for a certain time interval or until another signal is received.
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(at British universities) a punishment in which a student is confined to the college grounds.
The penalty for being out after hours will be gating for up to a month.
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Origin of gating
Example Sentences
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Physical infrastructure such as computing and power remain gating factors to the development of AI, and adoption of enterprise technology is a very slow process.
From MarketWatch
And when loans become difficult to offload, managers may need to sell them at a discount or decide to halt withdrawals, a process known as gating.
From MarketWatch
“A couple of years ago, it was all about the chips being the gating factor,” Matthew Sallee, head of investments at Tortoise Capital, told MarketWatch.
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“A couple of years ago, it was all about the chips being the gating factor,” Matthew Sallee, head of investments at Tortoise Capital, told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch
Overall: Aligned with a positive macro regime with selective, income-seeking markets thanks to low volatility and improving technicals—but fundamental cleanup remains the gating factor for sustained rerating.
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