different between passageway vs gateway

English

Etymology

passage +? way

Noun

passageway (plural passageways)

1. A covered walkway, between rooms or buildings.
   • 1994, Stephen Fry, The Hippopotamus Chapter 2

     The door of the twins' room opposite was open; a twenty-watt night-light threw a weak yellow glow into the passageway. David could hear the twins breathing in time with each other.

2. Any way for passing in, out or through something.

Translations

English

Etymology

From gate +? way.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??e?t?we?/

Noun

gateway (plural gateways)

2. An entrance capable of being blocked by use of a gate.
3. A place regarded as giving access to somewhere.
4. Any point that represents the beginning of a transition from one place or phase to another.
5. A point at which freight moving from one territory to another is interchanged between transportation lines.
6. (digital communications) 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.

Hyponyms

• (digital communication): default gateway

Related terms

• gateway drug

Translations

Verb

gateway (third-person singular simple present gateways, present participle gatewaying, simple past and past participle gatewayed)

1. (transitive, digital communications) To make available via a gateway, or access point.

Anagrams

• get away, get-away, getaway, waygate

French

Etymology

From English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.tw?/

Noun

gateway m (plural gateways)

1. (Internet) gateway