"vortal" meaning in English

See vortal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: vortals [plural]
Etymology: Blend of vertical + portal Etymology templates: {{blend|en|vertical|portal}} Blend of vertical + portal Head templates: {{en-noun}} vortal (plural vortals)
  1. (Internet) A vertical portal; an online resource acting as an entry point for information for a single specific market or subject. Wikipedia link: vortal Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet Translations (Translations): wortal [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-vortal-en-noun-zVYtigw~ Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for vortal meaning in English (1.9kB)

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