Daemon
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Daemon, dæmon, or demon may refer to:
  • Demon
    Demon
    call - 1347 531 7769 for more infoIn Ancient Near Eastern religions as well as in the Abrahamic traditions, including ancient and medieval Christian demonology, a demon is considered an "unclean spirit" which may cause demonic possession, to be addressed with an act of exorcism...

    , a supernatural being who is generally described as a malevolent spirit
  • Daemon (classical mythology) or Daimon. See also: Agathodaemon
    Agathodaemon
    In ancient Greek religion, Agathos Daimon or Agathodaemon was a daemon or presiding spirit of the vineyards and grainfields and a personal companion spirit, similar to the Roman genius, ensuring good luck, health, and wisdom....

    , Cacodemon
    Cacodemon
    A cacodemon is an evil spirit or a demon. The opposite of a cacodemon is an agathodaemon or eudaemon, a good spirit or angel...


Computers

  • Daemon (computing)
    Daemon (computing)
    In Unix and other multitasking computer operating systems, a daemon is a computer program that runs as a background process, rather than being under the direct control of an interactive user...

    , a background process
  • Daemon Tools
    Daemon Tools
    Daemon Tools is a disk image emulator and optical disc authoring program for Microsoft Windows. Daemon Tools was originally a furtherance in the development of another program, Generic SafeDisc emulator, and incorporated all of its features. The program claims to be able to defeat most copy...

    , a popular disk image emulator
  • daemontools
    Daemontools
    daemontools is a collection of free tools for managing Unix services. It was written by Daniel J. Bernstein as an improvement to the inittab, ttys, init.d or rc.local alternatives by providingall of the following features....

    , a collection of free tools for managing Unix services
  • BSD Daemon
    BSD Daemon
    The BSD daemon, nicknamed Beastie, is the generic mascot of BSD operating systems.-Overview:The BSD daemon is named after a software daemon, a computer program found on Unix-like operating systems, which through a play on words takes the cartoon shape of a mythical demon. The BSD daemon's nickname...

    , mascot for the BSD operating system

Gaming

  • Daemon (Dungeons & Dragons), the original name for creatures now called "Yugoloths" in Dungeons & Dragons
  • Daemon (Warhammer)
    Daemon (Warhammer)
    In the Warhammer Fantasy and Warhammer 40,000 fictional universes, the Daemons are malevolent spirits born out of the destructive power called Chaos...

    , a fictional race of spirits born out of the destructive power called Chaos
  • ZDaemon, a modern version of the game Doom

Literature

  • Dæmon (His Dark Materials)
    Dæmon (His Dark Materials)
    A dæmon is a manifestation of a person's soul in the Philip Pullman trilogy His Dark Materials. Humans in every universe are said to have dæmons, although in some universes they are visible as entities physically separate from their humans, and take the form of animals, while in other universes...

    , the term for a manifestation of a person's soul in the Philip Pullman trilogy His Dark Materials
  • Daemon (technothriller series), a two-part novel by Daniel Suarez about a computer algorithm known as The Daemon

Television

  • The Dæmons
    The Dæmons
    The Dæmons is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in five weekly parts from May 22 to June 19, 1971.-Plot:...

    , a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who
  • Daemon (Digimon), an evil character from Digimon
  • Daemon, a character in the TV series ReBoot
  • Daemon, a character that appeared in the ABC series "Castle." Season 2 episode 6
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