In plain English
This means starting a new personal portal account so someone is entered as a new user. It includes both the registration and the initial setup for the government service portal.
In context
Here, “Create account” communicates that the portal offers a way to register and set up a new user account.
- Situation
- Using identity, tax, and citizen portals for login, verification, submissions, and notices
- What it communicates
- offers account registration for the portal
Meaning limits
The term itself only covers forming a new portal user account and does not say who may have one or what that account will allow.
Examples
“Because she was new to the county services portal, Maria chose to create an account instead of signing in.”
“The county services portal lets first-time visitors create an account from the start page.”