Ma’anar ƙamus na kalmar “gabatarwa” gajeriyar hanya ce ta “gabatarwa,” wanda ke nufin ɓangaren buɗe ko farkon wani abu, kamar magana, littafi, yanki na kiɗa, ko fim. Bangaren da ke gabatarwa ko gabatar da babban ra'ayi, jigo, ko haruffa ga masu sauraro ko masu karatu. A cikin waƙa, “intro” kuma yana nufin ɓangaren buɗe waƙa ko kayan kiɗan.
