/ ˈpɔːtl; NAmE ˈpɔːrtl/ noun
1.
[ usually pl. ] ( formal or literary ) a large, impressive gate or entrance to a building
2.
( computing ) a website that is used as a point of entry to the Internet, where information has been collected that will be useful to a person interested in particular kinds of things :
a business / news / shopping portal
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old French , from medieval Latin portale , neuter (used as a noun) of portalis like a gate, from Latin porta door, gate.