gatekeeper A gatekeeper is a person who controls access to something, for example via a city gate or bouncer, or more abstractly, controls who is granted access to a category or status. Gatekeepers assess who is "in or out", in the classic words of manage ...

is a person who controls access to something. Gatekeeper or gatekeeping may also refer to:

Computing

H.323 Gatekeeper An H.323 Gatekeeper serves the purpose of Call Admission Control and translation services from E.164 IDs (commonly a phone number) to IP addresses in an H.323 telephony network. Gatekeepers can be combined with a gateway function to proxy H.323 ...

, a virtual network switch that manages a H.323 zone *

GNU Gatekeeper GNU Gatekeeper (abbreviated as GnuGk) is a free software project that implements an H.323 Gatekeeper based on the OpenH323 or H323Plus stack. A gatekeeper provides address translation, admissions control, call routing, authorization and accounti ...

, an H.323 gatekeeper implementation * GateKeeper, an

MSN Chat MSN Chat was the MSN, Microsoft Network version of IRCX (Internet Relay Chat extensions by Microsoft), which replaced Microsoft Chat, a set of Exchange-based IRCX servers first available in the Microsoft Comic Chat client, although Comic Chat was ...

authentication type *

Gatekeeper (macOS) Gatekeeper is a security feature of the macOS operating system by Apple. It enforces code signing and verifies downloaded applications before allowing them to run, thereby reducing the likelihood of inadvertently executing malware. Gatekeeper bu ...

, a security feature of Apple's macOS operating system

Science

Gatekeeper butterfly The gatekeeper or hedge brown (''Pyronia tithonus'') is a species of butterfly found across Europe. Given its preference for warmer weather, the restriction of range expansion can be assumed to be due to climate. Colonies vary in size depending o ...

(''Pyronia tithonus''), a European brown butterfly * Gatekeeper neuron, a type of neuron in

synaptic gating Synaptic gating is the ability of neural circuits to gate inputs by either suppressing or facilitating specific synaptic activity. Selective inhibition of certain synapses has been studied thoroughly (see Gate theory of pain), and recent studies ...

* Gatekeeper gene, a gene type that regulates apoptosis and is relevant in the genetics of cancer

Popular culture

* ''

Gate Keepers is a Tactical role-playing game developed by Entertainment Software Publishing and published by Kadokawa Shoten for the PlayStation. The game was then adapted into a manga series written by Hiroshi Yamaguchi and drawn by Keiji Gotoh and a ...

'', a 1999 video game and manga, as well as a 2000 anime series * ''

Gate Keepers 21 is a six-part sequel OVA series to the '' Gate Keepers'' animated TV series and has a darker and more serious plot than its predecessor. Some of the questions left unanswered in the TV series are answered in this sequel. Linking the two serie ...

'', a 2002 OVA sequel to the ''Gate Keepers'' anime series *

GateKeeper (roller coaster) GateKeeper is a steel roller coaster located at Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio. Designed by Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M), it was the fifth Wing Coaster installation in the world. The ride opened on May 11, 2013, on the most success ...

, a roller coaster at Cedar Point amusement park in Ohio * Gatekeeper (Fire Emblem), a character in the 2019 video game ''Fire Emblem: Three Houses'' * ''Gatekeepers'' (game show), a 2010 Singaporean Chinese language game show * ''The Gatekeeper'', a 2002 film by

John Carlos Frey John Carlos Frey (born November 3, 1969) is a six-time Emmy Award winning documentary filmmaker, investigative journalist and author. Frey is based in Los Angeles, California. His investigative work has been featured on programs and networks ...

* ''The Gatekeepers'' (book), a 2002 book by Jacques Steinberg on admissions to college * ''The Gatekeepers'' (film), a 2012 Israeli documentary film directed by Dror Moreh * ''

The Power of Five ''The Power of Five'' (known as ''The Gatekeepers'' in the US) is a series of five fantasy and suspense novels, written by English author Anthony Horowitz. Published between 2005 and 2012, it is an updated re-imagining of Horowitz's ''Pent ...

'' (released as ''The Gatekeepers'' in the United States), a series of five fantasy novels by Anthony Horowitz in 2005–2012 * '' Atmosfear: The Gatekeeper'', a 2004 video board game, the first DVD version of the ''Atmosfear'' series * "The Gatekeeper" (''Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur''), an unaired episode of the series * Clare Langtree the Gatekeeper, a character in the 2006 television series ''Power Rangers: Mystic Force'' * Zuul, an evil demigod in the 1984 film ''

Ghostbusters ''Ghostbusters'' is a 1984 American supernatural comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. It stars Bill Murray, Aykroyd, and Ramis as Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, and Egon Spengler, three eccentric ...

'', who calls himself "the Gatekeeper" when possessing Dana

Sports

* Gatekeeper (boxing), a professional boxer who is considered a test for aspiring boxers * St. Louis GateKeepers, a men's roller derby team based in St. Louis, Missouri

Music

* The Gatekeeper, also known as Frukwan, a member of the hip-hop group

Gravediggaz Gravediggaz were an American Hip hop music, hip hop group from New York. Known for their Black comedy, dark sense of humor and abrasive, menacing soundscapes, Gravediggaz blended hardcore hip hop and gangsta rap with horror elements to pioneer t ...

* Gatekeeper (band), an American experimental electronic duo from Chicago * "Gatekeeper", a song by As I Lay Dying from the 2019 album ''

Shaped by Fire ''Shaped by Fire'' is the seventh studio album by American metalcore band As I Lay Dying. It was released on September 20, 2019, through Nuclear Blast. The album was produced by the band themselves and is the follow-up to the group's sixth album, ...

'' * "Gatekeeper", a song by Celldweller from the 2016 album '' Soundtrack for the Voices in My Head Vol. 03'' * "Gatekeeper", a song by Jessie Reyez from the 2017 EP ''

Kiddo Kiddo was a P-Funk offspring group at A&M Records, formed by Parliament-Funkadelic guitarist Michael Hampton and writer Donnie Sterling, in the early 1980s. History In 1978, one of Kiddo's founding members, Donnie Sterling, was a member of ...

'' * "Gatekeeper", a song by Leslie Feist from the 2004 album '' Let It Die'' * "Gatekeeper", a song by Within Temptation from the 1997 album ''

Enter Enter or ENTER may refer to: * Enter key, on computer keyboards * Enter, Netherlands, a village * ''Enter'' (magazine), an American technology magazine for children 1983–1985 * ''Enter'' (Finnish magazine), a Finnish computer magazine * Enter ...

Other

Gatekeeping (communication) Gatekeeping is the process through which information is filtered for dissemination, whether for publication, broadcasting, the Internet, or some other mode of communication. The academic theory of gatekeeping may be found in multiple fields of st ...

, a person or organization who manages or constrains a flow of knowledge *

Gatekeeper state The concept of a gatekeeper state was popularized by Historian Frederick Cooper in his book ''Africa Since 1940: The Past of the Present''. It is used to describe African nations whose main function is balancing the instability of internal politic ...

, a concept in the writings of Frederick Cooper describing unstable post-independence states in Africa * Gatekeeper parent, a parent who controls the relationship between a child and their other parent in family law * Gatekeeper physician, a

primary care Primary care is a model of health care that supports first-contact, accessible, continuous, comprehensive, and coordinated person-focused care. It aims to optimise population health and reduce disparities across the groups by ensuring equitable ...

physician, with a role of rationing patient access to specialized medicine {{disambiguation