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portmapper

portmapper noun: a software service that maps programs to the ports they will use to communicate over a network.

Noun

portmapper (plural portmappers)

  1. A software service that maps programs to the ports they will use to communicate over a network.

Forms of portmapper

pluralportmappers

Origin of portmapper

From port + mapper.

Questions about portmapper

What does portmapper mean?
Portmapper means a software service that maps programs to the ports they will use to communicate over a network.
What part of speech is portmapper?
Portmapper is a noun.
What is the plural of portmapper?
The plural of portmapper is portmappers.

Words near portmapper in the dictionary

  1. portmantles
  2. portmantologism
  3. portmantologisms
  4. portmantua
  5. portmantuas
  6. portmapper
  7. portmappers
  8. Portmarnock
  9. portmaster
  10. portmasters
  11. Portmeirion

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