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Porting
Porting, also called a software port, is the process of adapting software to run in a different computing environment, such as another operating system, while preserving its behavior.
Portions of Katra Mound Which Are Not in the Possession of Nazul Tenants on Which Formerly Stood A Temple of Kehsavadeva Which Was Dismantled and the Site Utilised For the Mosque of Aurangzeb
Centrally protected ASI monument (Agra Circle serial 139) at Katra Keshavdev, Mathura, named from a 1920 notification; site of the 1618 Keshavadeva temple dismantled under Aurangzeb and replaced by the Shahi Eidgah mosque.
Portishead (band)
Portishead are a Bristol, England trip-hop-associated band of Beth Gibbons, Geoff Barrow, and Adrian Utley; Dummy (1994) won the 1995 Mercury Prize, and all three studio albums reached UK number two.
Portland cement
Portland cement is the binder used in most concrete and mortar, patented by Joseph Aspdin in England in 1824 and named for its resemblance to Portland stone.
Portland Fire
Portland Fire, WNBA team in Portland, Oregon; original franchise 2000-2002 (37-59, folded 2002) and RAJ Sports-owned 2026 expansion team at Moda Center, debuting before a record 19,335 crowd.
Portland General Electric
Portland General Electric (PGE) is an investor-owned electric utility headquartered in Portland, Oregon, serving about 960,000 retail customers and ranking as Oregon's largest electricity supplier.
Portland Hearts of Pine
Portland Hearts of Pine (Hearts) is Maine's first professional soccer club, a USL League One team in Portland, Maine, playing at Fitzpatrick Stadium since its 2025 inaugural season, with Dirigo Union supporters and planned Cassidy Point stadium.
Portland International Airport
Portland International Airport (PDX) is the main commercial airport of Portland, Oregon, about 4 miles northeast of downtown and owned and operated by the Port of Portland.
Portland International Airport carpet
The Portland International Airport carpet, known as the PDX carpet, is a teal geometric carpet designed by SRG Partnership and installed in 1987, which became a social media phenomenon and was reinstalled in the 2024 terminal.
Portland International Jetport
Portland International Jetport, also known as Portland Jetport, is a public airport west of Portland, Maine, owned by the city and serving a record 2.6 million passengers in 2025.
Portland metropolitan area, Oregon
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metropolitan statistical area, centered on Portland, Oregon; 2.54 million residents (2025), 26th-largest US metro, governed regionally by Metro and its urban growth boundary since 1979.
Portland Pipe Line
Portland Pipe Line Corporation, owned by Suncor Energy, operates the Portland-Montreal Pipe Line, a 236-mile crude oil pipeline built in 1941 from South Portland, Maine, to refineries in Montreal, Quebec.
Portland Public Schools (Oregon)
Portland Public Schools (PPS), founded 1851, is the PK-12 district serving Portland, Oregon; Oregon's largest district with 81 schools and about 42,000 students, facing enrollment decline, budget deficits, and a rightsizing plan.
Portland State University
Portland State University (PSU), founded 1946 as the Vanport Extension Center, is Oregon's urban public research university in downtown Portland. Distinguished by the 1948 Vanport flood survival, R2 Carnegie status, and 19,687 students.
Portland stone
Portland stone, formally the Portland Stone Formation, is a Jurassic limestone from the Isle of Portland, Dorset, quarried since Roman times for buildings like St Paul's Cathedral.
Portland Streetcar
The Portland Streetcar is a streetcar system serving central Portland, Oregon, owned by the city and opened in 2001 as the first modern-era streetcar system in the United States.
Portland Thorns FC
Portland Thorns FC, NWSL women's soccer club founded 2012 in Portland, Oregon, playing at Providence Park; three NWSL Championships (2013, 2017, 2022), league attendance leader 2013-2021, sold for $63 million in 2025 to the Bhathal family.
Portland Timbers
Portland Timbers, MLS soccer club in Portland, Oregon (founded 1975 in the NASL, joined MLS 2011). Won the 2015 MLS Cup and 2020 MLS is Back Tournament; plays at Providence Park with the Timbers Army supporters.
Portland Trail Blazers
Portland Trail Blazers, NBA team founded 1970 in Portland, Oregon; 1977 champions (only title), Finals also 1990 and 1992; play at city-owned Moda Center, sold to Tom Dundon's group in 2026.
Portland Vase
The Portland Vase, also called the Barberini Vase, is a Roman cameo glass amphora of about 15 BC–AD 25 in the British Museum, white figures carved over cobalt blue, smashed in 1845 and copied by Wedgwood in jasperware.
Portland-class cruiser
The Portland-class cruiser was a class of two US Navy heavy cruisers, USS Portland and USS Indianapolis, built in 1930-1933 under the Washington Naval Treaty.
Portland, Maine
Portland, Maine, the largest city in Maine on Casco Bay, distinct from Portland, Oregon. Population 68,408 (2020), 69,911 estimated 2025; first capital of Maine; deepwater port and Canada's winter port.
Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon: largest city in Oregon, seat of Multnomah County, at the Willamette-Columbia confluence. Founded 1845 by coin toss, incorporated 1851; 2025 population about 635,000; new council-mayor government since 2025.
Portlandia
Portlandia is an IFC sketch comedy series (2011–2018, 8 seasons) by Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, and Jonathan Krisel satirizing Portland, Oregon; Peabody winner with 22 Emmy nominations and 4 wins.
Portlandite
Portlandite is an IMA-approved calcium hydroxide mineral, Ca(OH)₂, first described naturally at Scawt Hill, Northern Ireland, in 1933; it makes up 15 to 25% of hydrated Portland cement paste.
Portlock, Alaska
Portlock, Alaska, also called Port Chatham, is an abandoned cannery village on the southern Kenai Peninsula, post office 1921-1950, abandoned around 1949-1951, later linked to the Nantiinaq Bigfoot legend but documented as declining after cannery closure and the completion of Alaska Route 1.
Portmeirion
Portmeirion is an Italianate visitor village on the Dwyryd Estuary, Gwynedd, North Wales, built by architect Sir Clough Williams-Ellis from 1925 to 1976, famous as the filming location of The Prisoner and the namesake of Portmeirion pottery.
Portmore United F.C.
Portmore United FC, Jamaican club from Portmore, St Catherine (formerly Hazard United of May Pen). Record 8 Jamaica Premier League titles, Caribbean Club Championship winner 2005 and 2019; plays at Ferdie Neita Sports Complex; coached by Rodolph Austin.
Portnoy's Complaint
Portnoy's Complaint, 1969 novel by Philip Roth (his third, Random House, 274 pp.): Alexander Portnoy's monologue to Dr. Spielvogel; instant bestseller, Australian prohibited import, Modern Library top-100.
Porto
Porto (Oporto), Portugal's second-largest city on the Douro River, with a UNESCO-listed historic centre (1996), 273,476 residents in 2025, a growing tourism and business economy, and housing costs below Lisbon's.