daemon

1 one of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief [syn: devil, fiend, demon, daimon]

2 a person who is part mortal and part god [syn: demigod]

English

Alternative spellings

• dæmon
• demon

Pronunciation

• /'diːmən/

  Rhymes with: -iːmən

Etymology 1

From sc=polytonic, from sc=polytonic.

Noun

1. A demon.
2. A lesser deity between men and gods.
3. One's inner spirit or daimon.

Etymology 2

Perhaps an abbreviation of disk and execution monitor, or of device monitor, or perhaps just an adaptation of Etymology 1.

Noun

1. computing Unix A process (a running program) that does not have a controlling terminal.

Translations

Usage notes

• sense Unix Often a daemon will be a server.

See also

• background process

Latin

Noun

1. a demon

Inflection

Derived terms

• daemonicus

The term Daemon, dæmon, or demon has several meanings:

For more possible meanings see Demon (disambiguation) and Daimon (alternate spelling)

• Daemon (mythology) - See also: Agathodaemon, Cacodemon, Demon

In literature:

• Daemon (novel), a novel by Leinad Zeraus;
• Dæmon (His Dark Materials) in the Philip Pullman trilogy of novels His Dark Materials
• Daemon is a Brazilian Publisher House.
• Daemon / Eidolon duality is a central theme of Anthony Peake's "Is There Life After Death" 2006 (Chartwell Publishing in USA and Arcturus in Europe)
• Daemon Sadi (SaDiablo) is a character in the Black Jewels Trilogy by Anne Bishop.

In computers and software:

• Daemon (computer software), a background process
• Daemon Tools, a popular disk image emulator
• The BSD Daemon is the BSD operating system's mascot.
• Mailer-Daemon, an email server software responsible for message delivery.

In games:

• Daemon (Dungeons & Dragons) is the original name for creatures now called "Yugoloths" in the game Dungeons & Dragons
• Daemon (Warhammer)
• Daemon (Warcraft)
• ZDaemon, a modern version of the game Doom

In film, music and media:

• The Dæmons is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who
• Daemon (Digimon) an evil digimon from Digimon
• Daemon is a character in the TV series ReBoot.
• Daemon is a Swedish death metal band.
• Daemon Records, a record label

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