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portalled

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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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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.
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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: 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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