Word: portmapper
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: port
ma
pper
Definition: A software service that maps programs to the ports they will use to communicate over a network.
Morphemes:
Affix: port
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A program that has been adapted, modified, or recoded so that it works on a different platform from the one for which it was created; the act of this adapting.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: porta
Language: la
Decoded: porta
Meaning: passage, gate
Affix: map
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A graphical or logical representation of any structure or system, showing the positions of or relationships between its components.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: mappa
Language: la
Decoded: mappa
Meaning: napkin, cloth
Affix: -er
Language: en
Meaning: agent noun
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ārius
Language: la
Decoded: -arius
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -er; Used to form nouns denoting an agent of use, such as a dealer or artisan, from other nouns.