n. ~ An entry point, especially a web page, that provides access to information from a variety of sources and that offers a variety of services. Notes:  Originally, portals principally organized infor [..]

A page on the internet full of links to and information about other web pages, with very little content of its own. For example, bbc.co.uk/learning is a portal.

On the Internet, a website, usually a search engine, which is the point of entry to other websites, and offers services such as e-mail, news, shopping, etc.

A portal is the term given to that part of a Website which acts as a gateway, or launch point, through which users navigate the World Wide Web.

late 14c., "gate, gateway," from Old French portal "gate" (Modern French portail) and directly from Medieval Latin portale "city gate, porch," from neuter of portalis (ad [..]

A site featuring a suite of commonly used services, serving as a starting point and frequent gateway to the Web (Web portal) or a niche topic (vertical portal).

(also Intranet Portal) Website that can only be accessed by University students and staff and provides a range of personalised tools and information. ►  

A web site that serves as a starting point to other destinations or activities on the Internet. Initially thought of as a home base-type of web page, portals attempt to provide all Internet needs in o [..]

A portal is a high-traffic website with a wide range of content, services and vendor links. It acts as a value-added middleman by selecting the content sources and assembling them in a simple-to-navig [..]

a site featuring a suite of commonly used services, serving as a starting point and frequent gateway to the Web (Web portal) or a niche topic (vertical portal).

The structure surrounding the immediate entrance to a mine; the mouth of an adit or tunnel.

  A marketing term meaning a web site that is designed as a first page which people see when using the Web.  This leads to a series of other sites often hosted on the same server sytem. A Portal Site [..]

Copyright by Matisse "Portal" Enzer -->Usually used as a marketing term to described a Web site that is or is intended to be the first place people see when using the Web. Typically a &qu [..]

A gateway or entrance to the web. In common usage it has come to describe a starting point page with a hierarchical, topical directory, a search window, and added features like news headlines and stoc [..]

(web) a website that serves as a central information source, especially by providing substantial numbers of links to other related websites. Portals are distinguished by their topic, method of link se [..]

Web site which offers users a range of content and services, often including some kind of directory of search functionality and acting as a gateway to the Internet or a sub-set of it. The portal will typically provide a range of services, including a directory of web sites, homepage space, e-mail, chat or message boards and a variety of other infor [..]

A Web page that serves as a point of entry for surfers of the World Wide Web. Note: Most of the popular portals are designed to optimize their compatibility with one or more Web search engines. Many portals also offer value-added services such as e-mail accounts, Web page hosting, or filtered information flow, with the costs of these services being [..]

Web portals come in two flavors — internal an external. Internal portals are designed to provide services within an organization, while external portals serve as a starting point for browsing the web. [..]

WebGuest Dictionary A Web site that attracts visitors by offering free information, or free services on a daily basis. When you are on a portal site, you can use this site as a basis to explore the Web  . The most famous portals are these major search engines  : AltaVista, Excite,HotBot, Lycos, InfoSeek and Yahoo.

Definition The NASD's system for secondary trading of unregistered securities in transactions exempt from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 as sp [..]

porta = gate. A pathway or entrance. portal system

(1) A Web portal or public portal refers to a Web site or service that offers a broad array of resources and services, such as e-mail, forums, search engines, and online shopping malls. The first Web [..]

Term to describe a website that is intended to be the first place people see when using the web. Typically a portal has a catalogue of websites a search engine or both. It may also offer email and other services to entice people to use the site as their main entry to the web.

Originally, a general purpose Web site offering a wide variety of resources and services, such as news, weather, directory information, Web searching, free e-mail accounts, chat groups, mailing lists, [..]

Usually used as a marketing term to described a Web site that is or is intended to be the first place people see when using the Web. Typically a "Portal site" has a catalog of web sites, a s [..]

(Sometimes the term "metasite," "megasite," or "webliography" is used for such sites).  From having the scope of every subject to just to a particular subject, a Portal is a  web site where the creator(s) have taken time to find sites that are considered useful, may be rich in information, and are of fine quality.  Som [..]

A Web site "gateway" that provides multiple services, which could include Web searching capability, news, free-email, discussion groups, online shopping, references and other services.  A mo [..]

A busy site often used as a starting point online through services such as messaging, news and searches.

A web page through which visitors are encouraged to enter the main website for more pages and services.

Web site offering common consumer services such as news, email, other content, and search.

A website that acts as a doorway to the Internet or a portion of the Internet, targeted towards one particular subject. Also see learning portal.

See Gateway page. Can also mean Portal Site. Portal Page

An individual's customised 'gateway' to the Internet. A portal is a web page designed to allow different users to tailor and aggregate content according to individual preference. Web po [..]

, an entrance to a mine.

A marketing term for a website that offers access to multiples forms of content and services. A "news portal" aggregates content from its own writers and others. Then there are general purpo [..]

A busy site often used as a starting point online through services such as messaging, news and searches.

A portal is a web site that provides a starting point, a gateway, or portal, to other resources on the Internet or an intranet. Intranet portals are also known as "enterprise information portals" (EIP).

Web Portal, a site that functions as a point of access to information on the Internet.

A website that displays news, content, and links that are of interest to a specific audience.

A web site that offers information and links intended to help people with limited experience of the Internet or, alternatively, with extensive information and links (including related advertising) abo [..]

Usually used as a marketing term to described a Web site that is or is intended to be the first place people see when using the Web. Typically a "Portal site" has a catalog of web si [..]

A term used to describe a Web site that is intended to be used as a main “point of entry” to the Web. I.e. MSN.com is a portal site.

A term used to describe a Web site that is intended to be used as a main “point of entry” to the Web. I.e. MSN.com is a portal site.

A doorway onto the Internet. The term is not yet clearly defined. It can refer simply to an ISP (Internet Service Provider). It can mean a generic website designed to be your home page, with links to [..]

A website which serves as a platform for internet users, usually centered on a main topic. Portals are characterized by offering their visitors many additional services, including search engines, chat [..]

A web site that offers a links to a wide array of resources and services such as email, forums, search engines and on-line shopping.

Usually used as a marketing term to describe a web site that is or is intending to be the first place people see when using the web. Typically, a portal site has a catalog of web sites, a search engin [..]

A web site that the user sets up as an entrance to other sites on the internet. A portal typically has search engines, email, news, etc.

A portal is a Web site that has organized such a useful collection of information and ways to find what you need on the Internet, that you make it the page your browser loads automatically every time you start it up.

  A marketing term used to describe a website that is intended to be the first place people see when accessing the web. A typical portal site has a hiearchy of websites and a search engine.

This type of Web site is a central jumping-off point to content and applications on a topic. It may also be called a "gateway," "research guide," "virtual library" or "Web directory." It includes links to online resources, organized into topical categories, and may also include [..]

(n) a grand and imposing entrance (often extended metaphorically)(n) a site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internet(n) a short vein that carries blood into the liver

A Web site that provides a view into a universe of content and activity through a variety of links to other sites, communication and collaboration tools, and special features geared toward the communi [..]

Definition The tribunal’s online appeals portal which allows you to manage your case, submit evidence, arrange hearings and receive your decision online. Currently only available to a limited number o [..]

A Web site that acts as a doorway or introduction to many other Web sites that are sometimes grouped into categories [Yahoo is a famous example].

see MyBristol.

Also known as a web portal, it is a website or service that offers users a variety of services such as search, email and news in order to entice the user to make it their home page. Popular and well k [..]

 A Web site that offers services to entice Internet surfers to use the site as their main "point of entry" to the Web. Typically, a portal will provide a directory of links to sites, a search engine, and other services such as free e-mail, or filtering and blocking options for parents.  

(Electronic classroom/Internet) The home page of a Web-based educational/educational support system. Portals includes menus, links and buttons to help users navigate to other parts of the system.

a doorway. A portal recessed in several steps was frequently used in Romanesque architecture; this meant that the often relatively small entrance was given considerable emphasis on the façade.

doorway or carriageway, especially of a fort-gateway

For relational databases, a layout object in one table where you place one or more related fields to display in rows the data from one or more related records.

In the context of the Internet, a portal is refers to any commonly used website serving as an entry point to the Internet, usually with many links to a wide variety of information, data, resources and [..]

The portal is a dodecameric ring made of 12 copies of the portal protein that sits at one vertex of the capsid, replacing one of the capsid pentamers. During assembly, the terminase binds to the portal and pumps the phage’s genomic material into the capsid. The terminase then dissociates and the tail binds to the portal vertex to form an intact vir [..]

The surface entrance to a tunnel or adit. Portfolio

an entrance to a tunnel, drift or adit in a mine.

Web site which offers users a range of content and services, often including some kind of directory of search functionality and acting as a gateway to the Internet or a sub-set of it. The portal will typically provide a range of services, including a directory of web sites, homepage space, e-mail, chat or message boards and a variety of other infor [..]

A web site that provides a view into a universe of content and activity through a variety of links to other sites, communication and collaboration tools, and special features geared toward the community served by the portal.

A gate way or opening.

Originally, a general purpose Web site offering a wide variety of resources and services, such as news, weather, directory information, Web searching, free e-mail accounts, chat groups, mailing lists, online shopping, and links to other Web sites. However, the term is increasingly applied to Web sites that offer such services only within a particul [..]

A high-traffic, broadly appealing Web site with a wide range of content, services, and vendor links. It acts as a value-added middleman by selecting the content sources and assembling them together in [..]

Frame A structural frame whose purpose is not only to support gravity loads in a vertical direction, but also to resist horizontal loads such as wind loads and sway forces. These are increasingly adopted in domestic projects as the desire to have wider openings in walls means that the inherent stability of the box-like form of the house walls can n [..]

A grandiose and often lavish entrance. * Milton *: Thick with sparkling orient gems / The portal shone. An entrance, entry point, or means of entry. ''The local library, a portal of knowledge. [..]

A ghost town in California. A town in Georgia, North America. A municipality in North Dakota. en|California|Georgia (State)|North Dakota ----

An internet portal merges a whole range of services, search machines, information and communications platforms that deal with a specific topic (e.g.: administration portal, geo data portal).

Portal often refers to: Portal (architecture), a monumental gate or door, or the extremities (ends) of a tunnel Portals in fiction, magical or technological doorways that connect two locations, dimen [..]

Portal often refers to: Portal (architecture), a monumental gate or door, or the extremities (ends) of a tunnel Portals in fiction, magical or technological doorways that connect two locations, dimen [..]

Portal often refers to: Portal (architecture), a monumental gate or door, or the extremities (ends) of a tunnel Portals in fiction, magical or technological doorways that connect two locations, dimen [..]

This is a list of television programs formerly broadcast by the U.S. cable television channel G4.

This is a list of television programs formerly broadcast by the U.S. cable television channel G4.

Portal is a mix between a computerized novel and an interactive game. It was published for the Amiga in 1986 by Activision, written by Rob Swigart, produced by Brad Fregger, and programmed by Nexa Cor [..]

Portal is the name given to the three Magic: The Gathering starter level sets. The original Portal. was released on May 1, 1997, followed by Portal Second Age on June 24, 1998 and Portal Three Kingdom [..]

A portal is an opening in a wall of a building, gate or fortification, especially a grand entrance to an important structure. Doors, metal gates, or portcullis in the opening can be used to control en [..]

Portal often refers to: Portal (architecture), a monumental gate or door, or the extremities (ends) of a tunnel Portals in fiction, magical or technological doorways that connect two locations, dimen [..]

Portal is a puzzle-platform video game developed and published by Valve Corporation. It was released in a bundle package called The Orange Box for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in 2007 [..]

Portal (Charles Little Sky) is a fictional character, a mutant superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Portal is an Australian extreme metal band whose style is an unorthodox fusion of death metal, black metal, dark ambient and experimental music. The band's hybrid musical style is characterised by hea [..]

"Portal" is a magic trick performed by the illusionist David Copperfield, in which he takes a member of the audience and transports both of them to a pre-selected location (Hawaii, The Hoover Dam, Aus [..]

Portal is an Australian extreme metal band whose style is an unorthodox fusion of death metal, black metal, dark ambient and experimental music. The band's hybrid musical style is characterised by hea [..]

Portal is a series of first-person puzzle-platform video games developed by Valve Corporation. Set in the Half-Life universe, the two main games in the series, Portal (2007) and Portal 2 (2011), cente [..]

Portal is a series of first-person puzzle-platform video games developed by Valve Corporation. Set in the Half-Life universe, the two main games in the series, Portal (2007) and Portal 2 (2011), cente [..]

Portal often refers to: Portal (architecture), a monumental gate or door, or the extremities (ends) of a tunnel Portals in fiction, magical or technological doorways that connect two locations, dimen [..]

Portal is the debut album of Windy & Carl, self-released in November, 1994.