What is a “Default Gateway”?

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In Internet lingo, a default gateway is a hardware node or point that provides outbound data packet access to a destination on another distinct network.

The default simply indicates that unless an application specifies a different gateway, this gateway is utilized by default. The default server does not have to be a router; it might just be a PC with two network adapters, one linked to the local subnet and the other to the internet.