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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek δαίμων (daimon), “‘a god, goddess, divine power, genius, guardian spirit’”), from δαίω (daio), “‘to divide, to distribute destinies, to allot’”).
Noun
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Singular daemon |
Plural daemons |
daemon (plural daemons)
- (archaic) A demon.
- (Greek mythology) A lesser deity between men and gods.
- One's inner spirit or daimon.
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 2
Perhaps an abbreviation of disk and execution monitor, or of device monitor, or perhaps just an adaptation of Etymology 1.
Noun
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Singular daemon |
Plural daemons |
daemon (plural daemons)
Translations
computing: a process that does not have a controlling terminal
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Usage notes
- (Unix): Often a daemon will be a server.
See also
Anagrams
Latin
Noun
daemon (genitive daemōnis); m, third declension
- a demon
Inflection
Third declension, parisyllabic i-stem variation (3:PAR).
| Number | Singular | Plural |
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| nominative | daemon | daemōnēs |
| genitive | daemōnis | daemōnium |
| dative | daemōnī | daemōnibus |
| accusative | daemōnem | daemōnēs 1 |
| ablative | daemōne | daemōnibus |
| vocative | daemon | daemōnēs |
1 May also be daemonīs.
Derived terms
- daemonicus
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CompactPCI and AdvancedTCA Systems (press release)
... a network management system on top of a platform that employs XML-based software that can be installed in the managed device to act as an agent daemon . ...
