Portal 344589 225162409 2008-07-12T05:56:16Z GreenReaper 72566 +{{Portal}} {{wiktionary|portal}} {{Portal}} {{TOCright}} {{selfref|For a list of topic-specific portals within Wikipedia, see [[Portal:List of portals]] and [[Wikipedia:Portal]].}} '''Portal''' primarily refers to: * [[Portal (architecture)]], a gate or door * [[Portal (fiction)]], a magical or technological doorway that connects two distant locations Portal may also refer to: ==Computing== * [[Enterprise portal]], a framework to provide a single point of access to a variety of information and tools * [[Portal rendering]], an optimization technique in 3D computer graphics * [[Portal Software]], a company based in Cupertino, California * [[Web portal]], a site that functions as a point of access to information on the Internet * [[Portal]], a programming language used for concurrent and real time programming ==Entertainment== * [[Portal (interactive novel)|''Portal'' (interactive novel)]], an early interactive novel for personal computers * [[Portal (TV series)|''Portal'' (TV series)]], a series about MMORPGs * [[Portal (video game)|''Portal'' (video game)]], a 2007 first-person puzzle game produced by Valve Corporation ==Music== * [[Portal (UK band)]], an ambient/dreampop band from the UK ==People== * [[Antoine Portal]], French anatomist, doctor and medical historian * [[Charles Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford]], British Marshal of the RAF and Chief of the Air Staff in World War II * [[Michel Portal]], French composer, saxophonist, and clarinetist * [[Nicolas Portal]], French professional road bicycle racer ==Places== * [[El Portal, Florida]] * [[Portal, Georgia]] * [[Portal, North Dakota]] ==Biology== * [[Hepatic portal vein]], a vein that drains blood from the digestive system * [[Portal venous system]], an occurrence where one capillary bed drains into another through veins ==Other== * [[Portal (comics)]], a Marvel comic character * [[Portal (Magic: The Gathering)]], a set in the ''Magic: The Gathering'' card game * [[Portal frame]], a construction method * [[Portal stones]], a type of stone monument {{disambig}} [[cs:Portál]] [[da:Portal (flertydig)]] [[de:Portal]] [[es:Portal]] [[eo:Portalo]] [[fa:سردر]] [[fr:Portal]] [[ia:Portal]] [[it:Portale]] [[nl:Portal]] [[ja:ポータル]] [[ko:포털]] [[pl:Portal (ujednoznacznienie)]] [[pt:Portal]] [[ru:Портал]] [[sq:Portali]] [[sk:Portál]] [[fi:Portaali]] [[sv:Portal]]