"captive portal" meaning in English

See captive portal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: captive portals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} captive portal (plural captive portals)
  1. (computing) A web page shown to new users of an access point before they can access the greater Internet. Wikipedia link: en:captive portal Categories (topical): Computing, Internet

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