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daemon

noun

/ˈdiː.mən/US/ˈdiːmən/

Etymology

A reference to Maxwell's demon. The putative derivation from "disk and execution monitor" is generally considered a backronym.

derived from δαίμων
borrowed from daemōn

Definitions

A minor deity or divinity.
A muse, a personified source of inspiration, especially one that also causes anguish.
An idea depicted as an entity.
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1. Archaic spelling of demon.
2. A process (a running program) that does not have a controlling terminal.

The neighborhood

neighboragathodaemon
neighborcacodaemon
neighborcacodemon
neighborcacodaemonic
neighborcacodemonic
neighborcacodaemoniacal
neighbordaemonic
neighbordaimon
neighboreudaemon
neighborgenius
neighbormuse
neighbortutelary deity

Derived

daemonism, daemonology

Vish — recursive loop

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