turnstile

  1. Noun.  A rotating mechanical device that controls and counts passage between public areas, especially one that only allows passage after a charge has been made.
  2. Noun.  (mathematics, logic) The vdash symbol used to represent (w, logical entailment) (deducibility relation).

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