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dae·mon  (dmn)

n.

1. Chiefly British Variant of demon.

2. Variant of daimon.

3. Computer Science A program or process that sits idly in the background until it is invoked to perform its task.

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daemon [ˈdiːmən], daimon

n

1. (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) a demigod

2. the guardian spirit of a place or person

3. a variant spelling of demon [3]

daemonic  [diːˈmɒnɪk] adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	daemon - an evil supernatural being           daimon, demon, devil, fiend evil spirit - a spirit tending to cause harm incubus - a male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women succuba, succubus - a female demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping men dibbuk, dybbuk - (Jewish folklore) a demon that enters the body of a living person and controls that body's behavior
	2.	daemon - a person who is part mortal and part god demigod deity, divinity, god, immortal - any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force Adonis - (Greek mythology) a handsome youth loved by both Aphrodite and Persephone; "when Adonis died Zeus decreed that he should spend winters in the underworld with Persephone and spend summers with Aphrodite"

Translations

daemon [ˈdiːmən] N → demonio m