portalor
Portalor is a term used in speculative fiction and related discourses to denote an engineered gateway that enables travel across space, and sometimes across time or dimensions. In many narratives, a portalor is a device, artifact, or location-powered mechanism that creates a doorway linking two or more places. The concept appears across novels, films, video games, and tabletop role-playing games, where its properties and limitations drive plot and worldbuilding.
Etymology: The word is a coinage likely derived from portal, with the suffix -or denoting an instrument
Forms and mechanics: Variants describe different operational models. A handheld portalor might generate a single-use gateway,
In fiction and culture: Portalors appear as ancient relics, experimental technologies, or corporate or military projects