Gateway (Computer Program)

A gateway is a link between two computer programs or systems such as Internet Forums. A gateway acts as a portal between two programs allowing them to share information by communicating using protocols on a computer or between dissimilar computers.

Some examples of common gateways:

• E-mail <-> News server
• News server <-> Internet forum
• RSS aggregators <-> News server
• XMPP <-> ICQ

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