Daemon
WordNet

noun


(1)   A person who is part mortal and part god
(2)   One of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief
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Etymology 1


From , from .

Noun



  1. A demon.
  2. A lesser deity between men and gods.
  3. One's inner spirit or daimon.

Related terms
  • cacodemonical
  • cacodemon
  • cacodaemon
  • cacodemonic
  • cacodaemonic
  • cacodaemoniacal
  • cacodaemonical

Etymology 2


Perhaps an abbreviation of and , or of , or perhaps just an adaptation of Etymology 1.

Noun



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