Portal
Encyclopedia
Portal may refer to:
- 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. Doors, metal gates or portcullis in the opening can be used to control entry or exit. The surface surrounding the opening may be made of...
, a gate, door, or tunnel - Portal (fiction), a magical or technological doorway that connects two different locations in time or space
Entertainment
- Portal (interactive novel)Portal (interactive novel)Portal is a mix between a computer 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 Corporation. Versions for the Macintosh, Commodore 64, Apple II, and the IBM PC were later released...
, a 1986 video game by Activision - Portal (video game), a 2007 video game by Valve Corporation
- Portal 2Portal 2Portal 2 is a first-person puzzle-platform video game developed and published by Valve Corporation. The sequel to the 2007 video game Portal, it was announced on March 5, 2010, following a week-long alternate reality game based on new patches to the original game...
, the sequel to Valve's 2007 video game Portal - Portal (TV series)Portal (TV series)Portal is a former TV show which aired on G4. During its two-season run from 2002-2004, it was one of the most popular shows on the network. Written, produced, and hosted by Dave Meinstein, Portal was in many ways a comedy, a soap opera, a skit comedy show, and a news show...
, a series about MMORPGs
Music
- PortallPortallPortall is a death/thrash metal band from Elburg, The Netherlands. The band consists of: vocalist/guitarist Rutger Wildeman, lead guitarist Peter Haverkamp, bassist Jeffrey Wennekes and drummer Jeroen van der Kamp. The bands musical style has been compared to bands such as: Testament,...
, a Thrash-Death Metal band from the Netherlands - Portal (Australian band), a metal band from Australia
- Portal (UK band), a band from the UK
- Portals (album)Portals (album)Portals is the third studio album by Arsonists Get All the Girls. It was released on July 14, 2009, through Century Media Records. In contrast to The Game of Life, Portals features a different sound and an almost completely different line-up, making guitarist Arthur Alvarez and drummer Garin Rosen...
, a 2009 album by Arsonists Get All The Girls
Computing
- Enterprise portalEnterprise portalAn enterprise portal, also known as an enterprise information portal or corporate portal, is a framework for integrating information, people and processes across organizational boundaries. It provides a secure unified access point, often in the form of a web-based user interface, and is designed...
, a framework to provide a single point of access to a variety of information and tools - Intranet portalIntranet portalAn intranet portal is the gateway that unifies access to all enterprise information and applications on an intranet. It is a tool that helps a company manage its data, applications, and information more easily, and through personalized views. Some portal solutions today are able to integrate legacy...
, a gateway that unifies access to all enterprise information and applications - Portal renderingPortal renderingIn computer-generated imagery and real-time 3D computer graphics, portal rendering is an algorithm for visibility determination. For example, consider a 3D computer game environment, which may contain many polygons, only a few of which may be visible on screen at a given time...
, an optimization technique in 3D computer graphics - Web portalWeb portalA web portal or links page is a web site that functions as a point of access to information in the World Wide Web. A portal presents information from diverse sources in a unified way....
, a site that functions as a point of access to information on the Internet - Portals network programming apiPortals network programming apiPortals is a low-level network API for high-performance networking on high-performance computing systems developed by Sandia National Laboratories and the University of New Mexico...
, a high-performance networking programming interface for massively parallel supercomputers
Other uses
- Portal (comics)Portal (comics)Portal is a fictional character, a mutant superhero in the Marvel Comics 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 is 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.-Set history:...
, a set in the Magic: The Gathering card game - Portal BridgePortal BridgeThe Portal Bridge is a rail bridge over the Hackensack River just west of Secaucus Junction in northeastern New Jersey, USA. The two-track, moveable swing-span between the towns of Kearny and Secaucus is owned and operated by Amtrak...
, over the Hackensack River in New Jersey - Portal SoftwarePortal SoftwarePortal Software was founded in 1985 as Portal Information Network, one of the first ISPs in the San Francisco Bay Area. It was founded by John Little. The company offered its own interface through modem access that featured Internet email. Towards the end of the 1980s, the company offered...
, a company based in Cupertino, California - Clube Atlético PortalClube Atlético PortalClube Atlético Portal, commonly known as CAP Uberlândia, is a Brazilian football club based in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais state.-History:...
, a football club based in Uberlândia, Brazil - 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.-Club history:After successfully climbing up through the local Basingstoke League, Portals were elected to Hampshire League Division 3 in 1967...
, a defunct football club, based in Overton, England
People with the surname
- Antoine PortalAntoine PortalBaron Antoine Portal was a French anatomist, doctor, medical historian and founding president of the Académie Nationale de Médecine. Born on January 5 1742 in Gaillac, he was the eldest of 12 siblings...
(1742–1832), French anatomist, doctor and medical historian - Charles Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of HungerfordCharles Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of HungerfordMarshal of the Royal Air Force Charles Frederick Algernon Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford KG GCB OM DSO & Bar MC was a senior Royal Air Force officer and an advocate of strategic bombing...
(1893–1971), British Marshal of the RAF and Chief of the Air Staff in World War II - Wyndham Portal, 1st Viscount PortalWyndham Portal, 1st Viscount PortalWyndham Raymond Portal, 1st Viscount Portal PC GCMG DSO MVO was a British politician.The eldest son of Sir William Wyndam Portal, 2nd Baronet, and Florence Elizabeth Mary Glyn CBE, daughter of Hon...
(1885–1949), British businessman and public servant - Michel PortalMichel PortalMichel Portal is a composer, saxophonist, and clarinetist.Portal studied clarinet at the Conservatoire de Paris...
(born 1935), French composer, saxophonist, and clarinetist - Nicolas PortalNicolas PortalNicolas Portal is a French former professional road bicycle racer. In 2009, he missed much of the racing season with cardiac arrhythmia problems.- Palmares :* 2004 Criterium du Dauphiné Libéré - 1 stage* Tour de France...
(born 1979), French professional road bicycle racer - Gerald PortalGerald PortalSir Gerald Herbert Portal was a British diplomat, who was the Consul General for British East Africa and British Special Commissioner to Uganda, and a main figure in the establishment of the Uganda Protectorate.-Diplomatic career:...
(1858–1894), British colonial diplomat
See also
- PortallPortallPortall is a death/thrash metal band from Elburg, The Netherlands. The band consists of: vocalist/guitarist Rutger Wildeman, lead guitarist Peter Haverkamp, bassist Jeffrey Wennekes and drummer Jeroen van der Kamp. The bands musical style has been compared to bands such as: Testament,...
, a metal band from the Netherlands - El Portal, FloridaEl Portal, FloridaEl Portal is a village in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The village name is derived from the Spanish phrase for "the gate," after two wooden gates that once stood as a gateway to the village. The population was 2,505 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S...
- Hepatic portal veinHepatic portal veinThe hepatic portal vein is not a true vein, because it does not conduct blood directly to the heart. It is a vessel in the abdominal cavity that drains blood from the gastrointestinal tract and spleen to capillary beds in the liver...
, a vein that drains blood from the digestive system - Portal venous systemPortal venous systemIn human anatomy, the hepatic portal system is the system of veins comprising 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...
, an occurrence where one capillary bed drains into another through veins - Portal framePortal framePortal frame construction is a method of building and designing structures, primarily using steel or steel-reinforced precast concrete although they can also be constructed using laminated timber such as glulam. The connections between the columns and the rafters are designed to be...
, a construction method - Portal stones, a type of stone monument