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Portal (architecture)
Portal (architecture)

Portal is a general term describing an opening in the walls of a building, gate or fortification, and especially a grand entrance to an important structure....
, a gate, door, or tunnel
Portal (fiction)
Portal (fiction)

A portal in fiction is a magical or technology doorway that connects two distant locations.Portals are a common concept in science fiction and fantasy fiction....
, a magical or technological doorway that connects two distant locations

Portal may also refer to:

Enterprise portal
Enterprise portal

An enterprise portal, also known as an enterprise information portal or corporate portal, is a framework for integrating information, people and processes across organizational boundaries....
, a framework to provide a single point of access to a variety of information and tools
Portal rendering
Portal rendering

In computer-generated imagery and real-time 3D computer graphics, portal rendering is an algorithm for Hidden surface determination. A game level might contain many graphical polygons; only a few of which may be visible on screen at a given time....
, an optimization technique in 3D computer graphics
Portal Software
Portal Software

Portal Software was founded in 1985 as Portal Information Network, one of the first Internet Service Provider in the San Francisco Bay Area. It was founded by John Little....
, a company based in Cupertino, California
Web portal
Web portal

A web portal presents information from diverse sources in a unified way. Apart from the search engine standard, web portals offer other services such as e-mail, news, stock prices, infotainment, and other features....
, a site that functions as a point of access to information on the Internet

Portal (interactive novel)
Portal (interactive novel)

Portal is a mix between a computer game and an interactive novel. It was published for the Amiga in 1986 in video gaming by Activision, written by Rob Swigart, produced by Brad Fregger and programmed by Nexa Corporation....
, an early interactive novel for personal computers
Portal (TV series)
Portal (TV series)

Portal is a former television program which aired on G4 . During its two-season run from 2002-2004, it was one of the most popular shows on the network....
, a series about MMORPGs
Portal (video game), a 2007 first-person puzzle game produced by Valve Corporation

Portal (UK band)
Portal (UK band)

Portal are an ambient/dreampop band from the UK, based around multi-instrumentalist Scott Sinfield and vocalist Rachel Hughes. Recording between 1996 and 2006, Portal released a series of albums and singles on a variety of independent record labels in the UK, Europe and USA, including Make Mine Music, the co-operative label started by Scott...
, an ambient/dreampop band from the UK

Antoine Portal
Antoine Portal

Baron Antoine Portal was a French anatomist, doctor, medical historian and founding president of the Acad?mie Nationale de M?decine. Born on January 5 1742 in Gaillac, he was the eldest of 12 siblings....
, French anatomist, doctor and medical historian
Charles Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford
Charles Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford

Marshal of the Royal Air Force Charles Frederick Algernon Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford Order of the Garter Order of the Bath Order of Merit Distinguished Service Order Military Cross was a senior Royal Air Force officer and an advocate of strategic bombing....
, British Marshal of the RAF and Chief of the Air Staff in World War II
Michel Portal
Michel Portal

Michel Portal is a France composer, saxophonist, and clarinetist.Portal studied clarinet at the Conservatoire de Paris. He also studied conducting with Pierre Dervaux....
, French composer, saxophonist, and clarinetist
Nicolas Portal
Nicolas Portal

Nicolas Portal is a France professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Caisse d'Epargne....
, French professional road bicycle racer

Hepatic portal vein
Hepatic portal vein

The hepatic portal vein is a vein in the abdominal cavity that drains blood from the gastrointestinal tract and spleen. It is usually formed by the confluence of the superior mesenteric vein and splenic veins, and also receives blood from the inferior mesenteric vein, gastric vein, and cystic veins....
, a vein that drains blood from the digestive system
Portal venous system
Portal venous system

In human anatomy, the hepatic portal system is the system of veins that comprises the hepatic portal vein and its tributaries. It is also called the portal venous system, although it is not the only example of a portal venous system, and splanchnic veins, which is not synonymous with hepatic portal system and imprecise...
, an occurrence where one capillary bed drains into another through veins

Portal (comics)
Portal (comics)

Portal is a fictional character and Mutant superhero in the Marvel Comics Marvel universe. He first appeared as Charles Little Sky in Avengers #304 , and as Portal in Darkhawk #5 ....
, a Marvel comic character
Portal (Magic: The Gathering)
Portal (Magic: The Gathering)

Portal was the eighteenth Magic: The Gathering set and first starter level set, released on May 1, 1997. Depending on the language, the set contains between 221 and 228 cards....
, a set in the Magic: The Gathering card game
Portal frame
Portal frame

Portal frame construction is a method of building and designing simple structures, primarily using steel or steel-reinforced precast concrete although they can also be constructed using laminated timber such as Glued laminated timber....
, a construction method
Portal stones, a type of stone monument
Portals Athletic F.C.
Portals Athletic F.C.

Portals Athletic F.C. were a successful works football side based in Overton, near Basingstoke in Hampshire....
, a defunct football club, based in Overton, England