Terminal gate: meaning, definitions and examples

Used to describe the specific position in the airport where passengers transition from the terminal building to the plane.

• Make sure to arrive at your terminal gate at least 30 minutes before departure.
• The terminal gate is crowded with passengers ready to board.

Specifically refers to the location where passengers board the aircraft. It's often used when talking about the final steps before getting on the plane.

• Please proceed to your boarding gate for final check-in.
• We are now boarding passengers at gate 22.

Emphasizes the gate from which the plane will leave. It's often used when discussing flight schedules and the specific area related to flight departure.

• Your flight will leave from departure gate B12.
• Check the departure gate information on the screen.

Describes the general vicinity around a series of gates where passengers can wait. It’s a broader term compared to the specific gate references.

• There are plenty of shops and restaurants in the gate area.
• I will meet you in the gate area after security.

This term appears twice erroneously in the provided list, but its context remains the same: use in an airport for the boarding/deboarding area.

• Be sure to check your boarding pass for the correct terminal gate.
• After security, follow the signs to your terminal gate.

Use in networking to describe a device or node that acts as an access point to another network, often involving different protocols or transmission standards.

• The network gateway connects the local area network to the internet.
• We need to configure the network gateway to allow secure external access.

Use in technology and engineering to refer to a medium or protocol through which systems or devices exchange information.

• The new software update improves the communication interface between the computer and the printer.
• They faced issues with the communication interface during the data transfer process.