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daemon

daemon

See also: Dämon and dæmon

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Noun

daemon (plural daemons)

  1. (uncommon) Alternative form of demon.
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Etymology 2

From Maxwell's demon; a derivation from “disk and execution monitor” is generally considered a backronym.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdiːmən/ or IPA(key): /ˈdeɪmən/
  • Rhymes: -iːmən or Rhymes: -eɪmən
  • Hyphenation: dae‧mon

Noun

daemon (plural daemons)

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

Romanization

daemon

  1. rōmaji reading of ダエモン

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn, dispenser, god, protective spirit).

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Noun

daemon m (genitive daemōnis); third declension

  1. a genius loci, a lar, the protective spirit or godling of a place or household
  2. (astrology) the 11th of the 12 signs of the zodiac
  3. (ecclesiastical) a demon

Inflection

Third declension i-stem.

Case Singular Plural
nominative daemon daemōnēs
genitive daemōnis daemōnium
dative daemōnī daemōnibus
accusative daemōnem daemōnēs
ablative daemōne daemōnibus
vocative daemon daemōnēs

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