gatefold

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noun

A document folding method that uses two parallel folds to create six panels; the left and right panels are half the width of the center panels and fold inward to meet in the middle without overlapping.

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Meanings

noungatefold (plural gatefolds)

plural gatefolds

  1. A document folding method that uses two parallel folds to create six panels; the left and right panels are half the width of the center panels and fold inward to meet in the middle without overlapping.
verbgatefold (third-person singular simple present gatefolds, present participle gatefolding, simple past and past participle gatefolded)

present singular third person gatefolds · participle present gatefolding · participle past gatefolded · past gatefolded

  1. To fold in this manner.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan oversize page that is folded in to a book or magazine

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foldout
Broader
page
Also see
foldout

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From gate + fold.

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APA

gatefold. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gatefold

MLA

“gatefold.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gatefold. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gatefold,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gatefold.

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