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Meaning of portal

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  portal
      n 1: a grand and imposing entrance (often extended
           metaphorically); "the portals of the cathedral"; "the
           portals of heaven"; "the portals of success"
      2: a site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites
         on the internet; "a portal typically has search engines and
         free email and chat rooms etc." [syn: {portal site},
         {portal}]
      3: a short vein that carries blood into the liver [syn: {portal
         vein}, {hepatic portal vein}, {portal}, {vena portae}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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