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Added 9 October 2026

daemon

/ˈdiː.mən/ noun

Latin root: daemōn Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about daemon at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A minor deity or divinity.
A muse, a personified source of inspiration, especially one that also causes anguish.
An idea depicted as an entity.

noun

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

Origin

A borrowing of Latin daemōn (“tutelary deity”), from Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn, “dispenser, tutelary deity”).

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