See also: gâter and 'Gater

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Etymology

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gate +‎ -er

Noun

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gater (plural gaters)

  1. A mechanism that saves power in a circuit by removing the clock signal while the circuit is not in use.
    • 2012, Rakesh Chadha, J. Bhasker, An ASIC Low Power Primer: Analysis, Techniques and Specification, page 118:
      Optimizing the selection of clock gaters based on activity is known as power-driven clock gating.
    • Patrick Lee, Introduction to Low-Power Design in VLSIs (page 125)
      With more clock buffers instead of gaters in the clock distribution, the power is significantly reduced based on Table 4-4.

Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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gater m or f

  1. indefinite plural of gate

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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gater f

  1. indefinite plural of gate

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Gatter.

Noun

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gater n (plural gatere)

  1. sawmill

Declension

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