Definition: Gateway

Category: Data and metadata exchange

Interface between some external source of information and a World Wide Web server. In this instance a gateway is a web enabled search mechanism which allows users to search a distributed network of directory nodes. http://www.statistics.gov.uk/methods_quality/data_annex.asp
Source:
Office for National Statistics (ONS), "National statistics, methods and quality report: Glossary of terms"; unpublished on paper
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