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  2. Portal (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    A portal is an opening in a wall of a building, gate or fortification, especially a grand entrance to an important structure. [ 1 ] [ page needed ] Doors, metal gates , or portcullis in the opening can be used to control entry or exit.

  3. Port of entry - Wikipedia

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    A port of entry at Shir Khan Bandar in northern Afghanistan near the Tajikistan border.. In general, a port of entry (POE) is a place where one may lawfully enter a country.It typically has border security staff and facilities to check passports and visas and to inspect luggage to assure that contraband is not imported.

  4. Web portal - Wikipedia

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    A horizontal portal is used as a platform to several companies in the same economic sector or to the same type of manufacturers or distributors. [1] A vertical portal (also known as a "vortal") is a specialized entry point to a specific market or industry niche, subject area, or interest. [2]

  5. Wikipedia:Portal:Portal - Wikipedia

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    Portal. A portal is an opening in the walls of a building, gate or fortification, and especially a grand entrance to an important structure. Doors, metal gates or portcullis in the opening can be used to control entry or exit.

  6. Gate - Wikipedia

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    A gate or gateway is a point of entry to or from a space enclosed by walls. The word derived from old Norse "gat" [1] meaning road or path; But other terms include yett and port. The concept originally referred to the gap or hole in the wall or fence, rather than a barrier which closed it. Gates may prevent or control the entry or exit of ...

  7. Yersinia enterocolitica - Wikipedia

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    The portal of entry is the gastrointestinal tract. The organism is acquired usually by insufficiently cooked pork or contaminated water, meat, or milk. In recent years Y. enterocolitica has increasingly been causing smaller outbreaks via ready-to-eat (RTE) vegetables. [8]

  8. Muqarnas - Wikipedia

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    The muqarnas domes were often constructed above portals of entry for the purpose of establishing a threshold between two worlds. The celestial connotation of the muqarnas structure represents a passage from "the functions of living, or of awaiting eternal life that is expressed by geometric forms." [47]

  9. Porte-cochère - Wikipedia

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    An ornate 19th-century porte-cochère, at Waddesdon Manor A modern example at a hospital. A porte-cochère (/ ˌ p ɔːr t k oʊ ˈ ʃ ɛ r /; French: [pɔʁt.kɔ.ʃɛʁ]; lit. ' coach gateway '; [1] pl. porte-cochères or portes-cochères) [2] is a doorway to a building or courtyard, "often very grand," through which vehicles can enter from the street [3] or a covered porch-like structure at ...