daemonize

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UK/ˈdiːmənaɪz/

verb

Of a computer program or script, to prepare to go in to the background and become a daemon.

OriginAncient Greek δαιμονίζομαι →
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Meanings

verbdaemonize (third-person singular simple present daemonizes, present participle daemonizing, simple past and past participle daemonized)

present singular third person daemonizes · participle present daemonizing · participle past daemonized · past daemonized · alternative demonize

  1. archaicArchaic spelling of demonize.
  2. computingOf a computer program or script, to prepare to go in to the background and become a daemon.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekδαιμονίζομαι“to be possessed by a demon”
  2. Englishdaemonize

From Ancient Greek δαιμονίζομαι (daimonízomai, “to be possessed by a demon”), from δαίμων (daímōn, “demon”).

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APA

daemonize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daemonize

MLA

“daemonize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daemonize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “daemonize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daemonize.

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