portal
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tl, ˈpoʊr- noun
1.
a door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance, as to a palace.
2.
an iron or steel bent for bracing a framed structure, having curved braces between the vertical members and a horizontal member at the top.
3.
an entrance to a tunnel or mine.
4.
Computers. a Web site that functions as an entry point to the Internet, as by providing useful content and linking to various sites and features on the World Wide Web.
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English portale < Medieval Latin, noun use of neuter of portālis of a gate. See portal2
1300–50; Middle English portale < Medieval Latin, noun use of neuter of portālis of a gate. See portal2
Related forms
por·taled, por·talled, adjective
Synonyms
1. entranceway, doorway, entry, threshold.
1. entranceway, doorway, entry, threshold.
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adjective
1.
noting or pertaining to the transverse fissure of the liver.
noun
2.
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portal (ˈpɔːtəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | an entrance, gateway, or doorway, esp one that is large and impressive |
| 2. | any entrance or access to a place |
| 3. | computing an internet site providing links to other sites |
| —adj | |
| 4. | anatomy |
| a. of or relating to a portal vein: hepatic portal system | |
| b. of or relating to a porta | |
| [C14: via Old French from Medieval Latin portāle, from Latin porta gate, entrance] | |
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Word Origin & History
portal
c.1300, from M.L. portale "city gate, porch," from neut. of portalis (adj.) "of a gate," from L. porta "gate" (see port (2)).
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Medical Dictionary
portal por·tal (pôr'tl)
adj.
Of or relating to a porta or hilum.
Of or relating to the portal vein or the portal system.
Of or relating to a point of entrance to an organ, especially the transverse fissure of the liver, through which the blood vessels enter.
The portal vein.
The point of entry into the body of a pathogenic microorganism.
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Computing Dictionary
PORTAL definition
Process-Oriented Real-Time Algorithmic Language.
["PORTAL - A Pascal-based Real-Time Programming Language", R. Schild in Algorithmic Languages, J.W. deBakker et al eds, N-H 1981].
portal definition
World-Wide WebA website that aims to be an entry point to the World-Wide Web, typically offering a search engine and/or links to useful pages, and possibly news or other services. These services are usually provided for free in the hope that users will make the site their default home page or at least visit it often. Popular examples are Yahoo and MSN. Most portals on the Internet exist to generate advertising income for their owners, others may be focused on a specific group of users and may be part of an intranet or extranet. Some may just concentrate on one particular subject, say technology or medicine, and are known as a vertical portals.
(2001-07-07)
Example sentences
It will surely come-certainly on the educational portal the government is planning.
The lab will pool the proposals-submitted through an online portal-for review by a board of library officials.
So, a magazine for the moneyed plans a gilded portal.
Accustomed to portal environments, subscribers misunderstand requests for information at individual sites.
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