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Concept: Portal

System documentation


Superconcept: Conduit

Definition: Portal is the Conduit played by a Spatial-Entity which is the path of a Move-Through.

Required Relationships:

played-by: the Spatial-Entity that's playing the role of Portal
in-event: the Move-Through event for which the Spatial-Entity is playing the role of Portal

Examples:

  1. The wine poured out the mouth of the bottle.
    Comment: In this example, the Portal role is described with these properties:
    in-event: Move-Through with object=wine
    played-by: mouth of the bottle

Neighboring Concepts:

Similar to...But different because...
Portal-Covering A Portal is a Conduit used to Move-Through a Barrier, whereas a Portal-Covering is the Entity that covers a Portal and causes it to Be-Open or closed.
Entrance Whereas a Portal enables movement into and out of a container, an Entrance is a special type of Portal used for Move-Into
Outlet Whereas a Portal enables movement into and out of a container, an Outlet is a special type of Portal used for Move-Out-Of