portalization

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English

Etymology

From portal +‎ -ization.

Noun

portalization (uncountable)

  1. (Internet) Conversion into a portal.
    • 2002, Greg Elmer, Critical Perspectives on the Internet, page x:
      [] 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.).
    • 2021, Paul McDonald, Courtney Brannon Donoghue, Timothy Havens, Digital Media Distribution: Portals, Platforms, Pipelines, page 148:
      These developments are framed conceptually by the distinctions between platforms and portals and, in turn, the processes of platformization and portalization.
  2. (medicine) The routing of nerves and/or blood vessels through a port.
    • 2017, Govind Nandakumar, Evidence Based Practices in Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Surgery, page 19:
      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.