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daemons

noun

Meaning

  1. A process (a running program) that does not have a controlling terminal.
  2. An evil supernatural spirit.
  3. A neutral supernatural spirit.
  4. Someone with great strength, passion or skill for a particular activity, pursuit etc.; an enthusiast.
  5. A form of patience (known as Canfield in the US).
  6. Any of various hesperiid butterflies of the genera Notocrypta and Udaspes.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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