daemon
/ˈdiː.mən/
noun
- 1
An evil supernatural spirit.
- 2
A neutral supernatural spirit.
- 3
Someone with great strength, passion or skill for a particular activity, pursuit etc.; an enthusiast.
“He’s a demon at the card tables.”
- 4
A form of patience (known as Canfield in the US).
- 5
Any of various hesperiid butterflies of the genera Notocrypta and Udaspes.
Synonyms
noun
- 1
A process (a running program) that does not have a controlling terminal.
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