Portal

Portal is a term that is widely used in various fields such as computing, architecture, video games, and medicine. In general, a portal is a gateway or entrance to something else.

Computing

In computing, a portal often refers to a web-based platform that provides access to a variety of information and services such as email, news, search engines, and shopping. Examples of popular web portals include Yahoo!, MSN, and Google.

Architecture

In architecture, a portal is an entrance or a doorway to a building. It can be a grand entrance like the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin or a simple doorway in a residential building.

Video Games

In video games, a portal is often a gateway that transports the player from one location to another. A popular example of this is the game Portal, where the player uses a portal gun to create inter-spatial portals to solve puzzles.

Medicine

In medicine, a portal can refer to a pathway in the body that carries fluids from one area to another, such as the portal vein which carries blood from the gastrointestinal tract to the liver.

List of portal class articles

• Portal:Anatomy
• Portal:Business
• Portal:COVID-19
• Portal:Christianity
• Portal:Coronavirus disease 2019
• Portal:Dentistry-Dentistry topics
• Portal:Energy
• Portal:Europe
• Portal:Evolutionary biology
• Portal:Hinduism
• Portal:India
• Portal:Israel
• Portal:LGBT
• Portal:Linguistics
• Portal:Literature
• Portal:Massachusetts
• Portal:New York City
• Portal:Nuclear technology
• Portal:Pennsylvania
• Portal:Pennsylvania (state)
• Portal:Pharmacy and pharmacology
• Portal:Philosophy
• Portal:Psychiatry
• Portal:Psychiatry/Selected article/11
• Portal:Psychiatry/Selected biography/6
• Portal:Psychiatry/Selected picture/20
• Portal:Psychology
• Portal:The Simpsons
• Portal:Turkey
• Portal:Underwater diving
• Portal:Water
• Portal:World

See Also

• Web portal
• Portal (video game)
• Portal vein