Portal often refers to: *

Portal (architecture) A portal is an opening in a wall of a building, gate or fortification, especially a grand entrance to an important structure. Doors, metal gates, or portcullis in the opening can be used to control entry or exit. The surface surrounding the ope ...

, an opening in a wall of a building, gate or fortification, or the extremities (ends) of a tunnel Portal may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Gaming

* ''Portal'' (series), two 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'' (1986 video game), a 1986 computer game by Activision * Portal (''Magic: The Gathering''), a set in the ''Magic: The Gathering'' card game * Portal (video game element), an element in video game design

Music

Portal (band) Portal is an Australian extreme metal band whose style is an unorthodox fusion of death metal, black metal, dark ambient and experimental music. The band's hybrid musical style is characterised by heavily distorted guitar riffs, down-tune ...

, an Australian extreme metal band * ''Portal'' (album), a 1994 album by Wendy & Carl * ''Portals'' (Arsonists Get All the Girls album), 2009 * ''Portals'' (Sub Focus and Wilkinson album), 2020 * "Portals", by Alan Silvestri, from the soundtrack for the film '' Avengers: Endgame'' * ''

Portals (EP) ''Portals'' is the first solo extended play (EP) by Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett, released on April 23, 2022, through Blackened Recordings. The EP was released digitally as well as on CD and an exclusive ocean blue vinyl pressing for Record ...

'', a 2022 EP by Kirk Hammett

Other uses in arts and entertainment

* Portal (comics), a Marvel Comics character *

Portal (magic trick) {{unreferenced, date=January 2012 "Portal" is a magic trick performed by the illusionist David Copperfield, in which he takes a member of the audience and transports both of them to a pre-selected location (Hawaii, the Hoover Dam, or Australia), ...

, an illusion performed by David Copperfield * ''Portal'' (TV series), a series about MMORPGs * ''Portals'' (initiative), a public art initiative that connects people in different world cities through real-time videoconferencing * ''The Portal'' (podcast), a podcast hosted by Eric Weinstein

Computing

Gateways to information

* Captive portal, controlling connections to the Internet * Enterprise portal, a framework to provide a single point of access to a variety of information and tools *

Intranet portal An intranet portal is the gateway that unifies access to enterprise information and applications on an intranet. It is a tool that helps a company manage its data, applications, and information more easily through personalized views. Some portal sol ...

, a gateway that unifies access to all enterprise information and applications * Web portal, a site that functions as a point of access to information on the World Wide Web

Other uses in computing

* Facebook Portal, a screen-enhanced smart speaker *

Portal rendering In computer-generated imagery and real-time 3D computer graphics, portal rendering is an algorithm for visibility determination. For example, consider a 3D computer game environment, which may contain many polygons, only a few of which may be vi ...

, an optimization technique in 3D computer graphics * Portals network programming API, a high-performance networking programming interface for massively parallel supercomputers * Portal Software, a company based in Cupertino, California

Places

Portal, Arizona Portal is an unincorporated community in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. It lies south-southeast of San Simon and at the mouth of Cave Creek Canyon on the east side of the Chiricahua Mountains. Often called the Yosemite of Arizona, the ...

* Portal, Georgia * Portal, Nebraska * Portal, North Dakota *

Portal Peak Portal Peak is a mountain summit located four kilometers west of Bow Lake in Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Thompson, to the northwest. Portal Peak is situated east of the Wa ...

, a mountain in Canada *

Portal, Tarporley Portal is a country house standing to the northeast of the village of Tarporley, Cheshire, England. It was built in 1900–05. The architect was Walter E. Tower, nephew and partner of the stained glass designer and manufacturer C. E. ...

, a country house near Tarporley, Cheshire, England *

Portal Bridge The Portal Bridge is a two-track moveable swing-span railroad bridge over the Hackensack River in Kearny and Secaucus, New Jersey, United States. It is on the Northeast Corridor just west of Secaucus Junction and east of the Sawtooth Bridges. Ow ...

, over the Hackensack River in New Jersey

Organisations

Clube Atlético Portal Clube Atlético Portal, commonly known as CAP Uberlândia, is a Brazilian football club based in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais state. History The club was founded in 2010 by Guillherme Ferriera and the former footballer Gilson Batata, who was also th ...

, a football club based in Uberlândia, Brazil *

Portals Athletic F.C. Portals Athletic were a works football team based between the north Hampshire towns of Overton and Whitchurch. The club ran for 60 years until the loss of the sudden loss of their financial backing in 1987. History Portals Athletic FC were fo ...

, a defunct football club, based in Overton, England *

Portals (paper makers) Portals is a papermaking business in the United Kingdom that has had two distinct existences as an independent business, from 1711 to 1995, and from 2018 onwards. It has been variously known as Portals Limited, Portals Paper Limited, Portals De L ...

, a UK paper making company

Other uses

* Portal frame, a construction method *

Portal stones This article describes several characteristic architectural elements typical of European megalithic (Stone Age) structures. Forecourt In archaeology, a forecourt is the name given to the area in front of certain types of chamber tomb. Forecourts ...

, a type of stone monument * Portal (surname), shared by several notable people *

Portal venous system In the circulatory system of animals, a portal venous system occurs when a capillary bed pools into another capillary bed through veins, without first going through the heart. Both capillary beds and the blood vessels that connect them are co ...

, an occurrence where one capillary bed drains into another through veins **

Hepatic portal system In human anatomy, the hepatic portal system is the system of veins comprising the hepatic portal vein and its tributaries. It is also called the portal venous system (although it is not the only example of a portal venous system) and splanchnic ...

, the portal system between the digestive system and the liver ***

Hepatic portal vein The portal vein or hepatic portal vein (HPV) is a blood vessel that carries blood from the gastrointestinal tract, gallbladder, pancreas and spleen to the liver. This blood contains nutrients and toxins extracted from digested contents. Approxima ...

, a vein that drains blood from the digestive system **

Hypophyseal portal system The hypophyseal portal system is a system of blood vessels in the microcirculation at the base of the brain, connecting the hypothalamus with the anterior pituitary. Its main function is to quickly transport and exchange hormones between the hypo ...