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Noun: daemon  dee-mun
  1. An evil supernatural being
    - devil, fiend, demon, daimon
     
  2. A person who is part mortal and part god
    - demigod
     
  3. (computing) a program that runs automatically or on a schedule without user interaction
    - demon

Derived forms: daemons

Type of: deity, divinity, evil spirit, god, immortal

Encyclopedia: Daemon