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Daemon has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

an evil supernatural being

"The ancient texts warn that a vengeful daemon may possess anyone who ignores its dark commands."

2

a person who is part mortal and part god

"In Greek mythology, Perseus was born as a daemon because his mother was mortal and his father was Zeus."

3

Alternative form of demon.

"The system administrator restarted the web server daemon to apply security updates without interrupting user sessions."

4

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

In plain English: A daemon is a background program that runs on your computer to handle tasks without you needing to interact with it directly.

"The computer daemon started up automatically when I turned on my laptop."

Usage: In computing, use the lowercase form "daemon" to refer to background processes without terminals, while reserving capitalized names like "Damon" for proper nouns or mythical figures. Avoid confusing this technical term with similar-sounding words unless specifically discussing software architecture.

Example Sentences
"The computer daemon started up automatically when I turned on my laptop." noun
"The old computer daemon kept restarting every time I tried to shut it down properly." noun
"Many city workers believe the neighborhood watch acts like a friendly guardian or daemon for local safety." noun
"In folklore stories, people often fear that a mischievous daemon might possess their dreams at night." noun
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
evil spirit deity
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
incubus succubus dybbuk Adonis

Origin

The word daemon comes from the Latin term daemon, which itself was borrowed from the Ancient Greek daimon. Originally meaning a tutelary deity or dispenser of fate, it entered English with this spiritual sense intact.

Rhyming Words
mon amon emon cmon demon momon armon kimon ramon somon womon simon ummon semon comon damon jamon dimon lemon eamon
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