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daemon
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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.
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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.daemon - an evil supernatural beingdaemon - 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
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