English
Alternative spellings
dæmon
demon
Pronunciation
IPA|/'di�m�n/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-i�m�n|-i�m�n
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek δαίμ�ν (daimon) " a god, goddess, divine power, genius, guardian spirit", from δαί� (daio) "to divide, to distribute destinies, to allot".
Noun
en-noun
- archaic a demon.
- Greek mythology A lesser deity between men and gods.
- 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
en-noun
- context|Computing|Unix: A process (a running program) that does not have a controlling terminal.
Translations
Finnish: taustaprosessi, daemoni
Usage notes
context|Unix Often a daemon will be a server.
See also
background process
Category:Greek derivations
Latin
Noun
daemon (genitive daemonis); m, Wiktionary Appendix:Latin third declension|third declension
- a demon
Inflection
ladecl3par
la-decl-3rd-PAR|F|daemon|daem�n
Derived terms
daemonicus
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