noun
daemon
DEE-muhn
noun
1
In computing, a background program that runs without direct user control, handling ongoing tasks.
"The print daemon automatically manages jobs sent to the printer."
"A daemon runs continuously in the background of a server, waiting for requests."
How to Use Daemon
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA background computer process that keeps running and responding to events without a user actively watching it.
Common mistake
Pronounced the same as "demon," but spelled differently and used only in a technical/computing sense.
Easily confused with
Word Forms
daemons plural
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Etymology
Named after Maxwell's demon, a thought experiment in physics — the popular idea that it stands for "disk and execution monitor" is a later, invented backronym.