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portalization

portalization noun: conversion into a portal.

Noun

portalization (uncountable)

  1. (Internet) Conversion into a portal.
    • […] and an ongoing process of Net "portalization" (the growth of one stop or more aptly, first stop — shopping and search sites such as Yahoo, Excite, MSN, etc.).2002, Greg Elmer, Critical Perspectives on the Internet, page x
    • These developments are framed conceptually by the distinctions between platforms and portals and, in turn, the processes of platformization and portalization.2021, Paul McDonald, Courtney Brannon Donoghue, Timothy Havens, Digital Media Distribution: Portals, Platforms, Pipelines, page 148
  2. The routing of nerves and/or blood vessels through a port.
    • Evaluation of the hepatic veins with color Doppler may demonstrate portalization of hepatic vein with loss of the normal triphasic pattern, a flattened hepatic vein, or turbulence if the hepatic vein is compressed.2017, Govind Nandakumar, Evidence Based Practices in Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Surgery, page 19

Origin of portalization

From portal + -ization.

Questions about portalization

What does portalization mean?
Portalization means conversion into a portal.
What part of speech is portalization?
Portalization is a noun.

Words near portalization in the dictionary

  1. Portales
  2. portalet
  3. portalets
  4. Portalian
  5. portaling
  6. portalization
  7. portalized
  8. portalled
  9. portalling
  10. portaloo
  11. portaloos

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