"portmapper" meaning in All languages combined

See portmapper on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: portmappers [plural]
Etymology: From port + mapper. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|port|mapper}} port + mapper Head templates: {{en-noun}} portmapper (plural portmappers)
  1. (computing) A software service that maps programs to the ports they will use to communicate over a network. Categories (topical): Computing

Inflected forms

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