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In microprocessor design, gate count refers to the number of logic gates built with transistors and other electronic devices, that are needed to implement a design. Even with today's processor technology providing what was formerly considered impossible numbers of gates in a single chip, gate counts remain one of the most important overall factors in the end price of a chip. Designs with fewer gates will typically cost less, and for this reason gate count remains a commonly used metric in the industry.
The term can also refer to the number of persons entering an event (such as a sports event) or a library during a specified period.
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- Maloney, Rick (11 March 2002). "Timing is everything for Arena league, NBC". Buffalo Business First.
- "Gate Count". National Information Standards Organization. Archived from the original on 5 January 2006.