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Web portal. A web portal is a specially designed website that brings information from diverse sources, like emails, online forums and search engines, together in a uniform way. Usually, each information source gets its dedicated area on the page for displaying information (a portlet); often, the user can configure which ones to display.
Portal (architecture) A portal is an opening in a wall of a building, gate or fortification, especially a grand entrance to an important structure. [1][page needed] 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 simple building materials or decorated with ...
Enterprise portal. An enterprise portal, also known as an enterprise information portal (EIP), is a framework for integrating information, people and processes across organizational boundaries in a manner similar to the more general web portals. Enterprise portals provide a secure unified access point, [1] often in the form of a web-based user ...
Portal (series), a series of video games developed by Valve. Portal (video game), a 2007 video game, the first in the series. Portal 2, the 2011 sequel. Portal Stories: Mel, a mod for Portal 2. Portal Revolution, a mod for Portal 2. Portal Reloaded, a mod for Portal 2. Aperture Tag, a mod for Portal 2.
Portal frame is a construction technique where vertical supports are connected to horizontal beams or trusses via fixed joints with designed-in moment -resisting capacity. [1] The result is wide spans and open floors. Portal frame structures can be constructed using a variety of materials and methods.
Client portal. A client portal is an electronic gateway to a collection of digital files, services, and information, accessible over the Internet through a web browser. The term is most often applied to a sharing mechanism between an organization and its clients. [1] The organization provides a secure entry point, typically via a website, that ...
Intranet portal. An intranet portal is the gateway that unifies access to enterprise information and applications [1] on an intranet. It is a tool that helps a company manage its data, applications, and information more easily through personalized views. Some portal solutions are able to integrate legacy applications, objects from other portals ...
Portals are pages intended to serve as "Main Pages" for specific topics or areas. They are analogous to Wikipedia's Main Page, the subject of which is knowledge (the broadest subject of all). Portals narrow down the scope a bit to a more specific subject, and they vary in format and approach.