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As you note, gateways can be statically configured. You can have a default gateway (gateway of last resort to 0.0.0.0/0) and/or gateways for more specific networks (prefixes longer than 0). A gateway is the host on a network that is used to reach other networks.
An IPv4 host can receive a default gateway from the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) ...
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