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por⋅tal

1  [pawr-tl, pohr-]
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–noun
1. a door, gate, or entrance, esp. 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; ME portale < ML, n. use of neut. of portālis of a gate. See portal 2

Related forms:
portaled, portalled, adjective

Synonyms:
1. entranceway, doorway, entry, threshold.
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por⋅tal

2  [pawr-tl, pohr-] Anatomy
–adjective
1. noting or pertaining to the transverse fissure of the liver.
–noun
2. portal vein.
Origin:
1605–15; < ML portālis of a gate. See port 4 , -al 1
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por·tal   (pôr'tl, pōr'-)   
n.  

  1. A doorway, entrance, or gate, especially one that is large and imposing.

  2. An entrance or a means of entrance: the local library, a portal of knowledge.

  3. The portal vein.

  4. A website considered as an entry point to other websites, often by being or providing access to a search engine.

adj.  

  1. Of or relating to the portal vein or the portal system.

  2. Of or relating to a point of entrance to an organ, especially the transverse fissure of the liver, through which the blood vessels enter.


[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin portāle, city gate, from neuter of portālis, of a gate, from Latin porta, gate; see per-2 in Indo-European roots. N., sense 3 and adj., from New Latin porta (hepatis), transverse fissure (of the liver), literally gate of the liver, perhaps ultimately translation of Akkadian bāb (ekalli), gate (of the palace), umbilical fissure of the liver (next to the transverse fissure).]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Cultural Dictionary

portal

A Web site that provides a gateway to other Web sites.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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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)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

PORTAL

A NASD trading system for unregistered foreign and domestic securities.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1por·tal
Pronunciation: 'port-&l
Function: noun
: a communicating part or area of an organism: as a : PORTAL VEIN b : the point at which something enters the body <portals ofinfection>

Main Entry: 2portal
Function: adjective
1 : of or relating to the porta hepatis
2 : of, relating to, or being a portal vein or aportal system <portal blood> <portal circulation>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

portal por·tal (pôr'tl)
adj.

  1. Of or relating to a porta or hilum.

  2. Of or relating to the portal vein or the portal system.

  3. Of or relating to a point of entrance to an organ, especially the transverse fissure of the liver, through which the blood vessels enter.

n.

  1. The portal vein.

  2. The point of entry into the body of a pathogenic microorganism.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Computing Dictionary

PORTAL
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 World-Wide Web
A 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)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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