gatekeeping

gate keep ing |ˈgātˌkēpiNG ˈɡeɪtkipɪŋ | ▶noun 1 the activity of controlling, and usually limiting, general access to something: Wal-Mart's cultural gatekeeping has served to narrow the mainstream for entertainment offerings. 2 Computing a function or system that controls access or operations to files, computers, networks, or the like: [ as modifier ] : a gatekeeping mechanism that allows reads under some circumstances and blocks them under others.

gatekeeping

gate keep ing |ˈgātˌkēpiNG ˈɡeɪtkipɪŋ | ▶noun 1 the activity of controlling, and usually limiting, general access to something: Wal-Mart's cultural gatekeeping has served to narrow the mainstream for entertainment offerings. 2 Computing a function or system that controls access or operations to files, computers, networks, or the like: [ as modifier ] : a gatekeeping mechanism that allows reads under some circumstances and blocks them under others.