daemon
/ˈdiːmən/
EN
In computing, a background process that runs autonomously to perform routine or specialized tasks; also refers to a benevolent or malevolent supernatural spirit in mythology
The database daemon automatically backs up the server's data every night at midnight.
Etymology
The word derives from the Greek 'daimōn', which originally referred to a lesser divinity or spirit in ancient Greek religion, later adopted into Latin as 'daemon'. It entered English via classical scholarship, with the computing sense emerging in the 1960s at MIT's Project MAC.
Translations
简体中文
守护进程,精灵,恶魔
繁體中文
守護程序,精靈,惡魔
日本語
デーモン,守護プロセス,悪霊
한국어
데몬,백그라운드 프로세스,정령
Deutsch
Dämon,Hintergrundprozess
Español
demonio,proceso en segundo plano
Português
dêmonio,processo em segundo plano
Français
démon,processus en arrière-plan
Tiếng Việt
quỷ bóng,tiến trình nền
Related Words
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