noun
portal site; web portal
A website that serves as a starting point for browsing the internet, often aggregating links, search, news, and services.
Yahoo! JAPANは日本で最も利用されているポータルサイトの一つです。
Yahoo! JAPAN is one of the most used portal sites in Japan.
Variant with interpunct; less common in running text but seen in some contexts.
A search engine focuses on searching the web, while a portal site integrates multiple services like news, email, and search into one starting page.
Loanword from English 'portal site', combining 'portal' (gateway) and 'site'.