DAEMON

Daemon

The words dæmon and daimôn are Latinized versions of the Greek "δαίμων", a reference to the daemons of ancient Greek religion and mythology, as well as later Hellenistic religion and philosophy.

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daemon

Noun

  1. A demon.
  2. A lar, a genius loci, a protective spirit of a place or household
  3. A genius, a daimon, a tutelary spirit of an individual

Noun (etymology 2)

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


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