Portmapper

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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  portmapper
       
           A {server} that converts {TCP/IP} {protocol}
          {port} numbers into {RPC} program numbers.  It must be running
          in order to make RPC calls.
       


          When an RPC server starts, it tells portmap the port number it
          is listening on and what RPC program numbers it serves.
          Before a client can call a given RPC program number, it must
          contacts portmap on the server machine to determine the port
          number to which RPC packets should be sent.
       
          (1996-12-09)