gater

Noun

 * 1) A mechanism that saves power in a circuit by removing the clock signal while the circuit is not in use.
 * 2) * 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.
 * With more clock buffers instead of gaters in the clock distribution, the power is significantly reduced based on Table 4-4.

Etymology
.

Noun

 * 1) sawmill