In the area of telecommunication, the English words may have different meanings from those literal meanings they bear into the language. Taking that into account, it is correct to state that the term Gateway refers to:
- A System and interconnection agreements between two networks of the same level and identical technology, but under different administrations; Router (TCP / IP terminology) connection port.
- B Sending and receiving files over the internal network.
- C Security equipment and network backup.
- D System for storing and transmitting data between Intranet networks.
- E System of storage and transmission of data between Extranet networks.