gating

/G EY1 T IH0 NG/
verb
  1. 1

    To keep something inside by means of a closed gate.

  2. 2

    To punish, especially a child or teenager, by not allowing them to go out.

    syn:ground
  3. 3

    To open a closed ion channel.

  4. 4

    To furnish with a gate.

  5. 5

    To turn (an image intensifier) on and off selectively as needed, or to avoid damage. See autogating.

Synonyms

noun
  1. 1

    An arrangement of gates.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gate, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gating