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daemon(dictionary)

daemon (iou)



daemon noun2. Also demon. L20.
[Perh. from d(isk) a(nd) e(xecution) mon(itor) or from de(vice) mon(itor), or merely a transf. use of DEMON noun1.]
Computing. A background process that handles requests for services such as print spooling and file transfers, and is dormant when not required.