DAEMON

daemon, demigod

(noun) a person who is part mortal and part god

devil, fiend, demon, daemon, daimon

(noun) an evil supernatural being

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

daemon (plural daemons)

(uncommon) Alternative form of demon.

Etymology 2

Noun

daemon (plural daemons)

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

Usage notes

• (Unix): Often a daemon will be a server.

Anagrams

• Modane, Modena, moaned, modena, nomade

Source: Wiktionary


Dæ"mon, n., Dæ*mon"ic (, a.

Definition: See Demon, Demonic.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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