daemon
dae·mon
daemon · daemons · daemones
демон
демон
Hintergrundprogramm
A minor deity or divinityA minor deity or divinity.
/ˈdiː.mən/
Meaning
4 sensesA minor deity or divinity.
A muse, a personified source of inspiration, especially one that also causes anguish.
An idea depicted as an entity.
(Unix)A process (a running program) that does not have a controlling terminal.
Hintergrundprogramm
де́монdémon
де́монdémon
More definitions
- a person who is part mortal and part god
- an evil supernatural being
Translations
7 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
computing: process with no controlling terminal:
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By meaning 1
computing: process with no controlling terminal:
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By meaning 1
computing: process with no controlling terminal:
Origin
A borrowing of Latin daemōn (“tutelary deity”), from Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn, “dispenA borrowing of Latin daemōn (“tutelary deity”), from Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn, “dispenser, tutelary deity”).
A reference to Maxwell's demon. The putative derivation from "disk and execution monitor" is generally considered a backronym.
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