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# Internet Gateway & NAT Gateway

* **Internet Gateway - Provides access to the internet**, so if the subnet has a route to the internet gateway, it makes it a public subnet.<br>
* **NAT Gateway/Instance - Provides internet access to the private subnets**, then the private subnet won't be accessible **from** the internet but it will have access **to** the internet.<br>