daemon

daemon · noun¹

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδαίμων“dispenser, tutelary deity”
2. Latin · borrowed fromdaemōn“tutelary deity”
3. English todaydaemon

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

daemon · noun²

A reference to Maxwell's demon. The putative derivation from "disk and execution monitor" is generally considered a backronym.

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