Word: portscanner
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: port
sca
nner
Definition: A software program that performs portscans.
Morphemes:
Affix: port
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A set of files used to build and install a binary executable file from the source code of an application.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: porta
Language: la
Decoded: porta
Meaning: passage, gate
Affix: scan
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The result or output of a scanning process.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: scannen
Language: enm
Decoded: scannen
Meaning: to mark off verse to show metrical structure
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.