gating

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of gate

plural gatings

1. countableuncountableAn arrangement of gates.
2. countableuncountableThe selective regulation or restriction of access to something.

   […] said tumblers having gatings adapted for alignment so as to allow the outer pin to move entirely out of said cylinder groove as the inner pin moves into said tumbler gatings whereby to release said key plug for rotation.

   1954, Canadian Patent Office Record

3. countableuncountablebusinessThe control of the flow of signals based on certain conditions or criteria.
4. countabledatedhistoricaluncountableOxbridge slangA punishment whereby a student is prohibited from leaving the college grounds.

   You’ll get off with a fine or a gating I suppose; but we have to be more particular.

   1935, Dorothy L. Sayers, Gaudy Night