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A '''daemon''' is a computer program that performs its function "in the background" during the normal operation of a computer system, for example providing security services, performing maintenance operations, communication with peripherals or other subsystems, or more.
A '''daemon''' is a computer program that performs its function "in the background" during the normal operation of a computer system, for example providing security services, performing maintenance operations, communication with peripherals or other subsystems, or more.
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
Historically, daemons, not to be confused with ''[[Covenant religion#Demons|demon]]s'', are good or malevolent supernatural beings between mortals and gods, such as inferior divinities and ghosts of dead heroes.
In Greek Mythology and cultural belief, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daimon daimons] are lesser divinities or spirits similar to ghosts, chthonic heroes, spirit guides, forces of nature, or aspects of the deities themselves. Much like the computer programs that would be named for them, they were often "behaviors" of divine or spiritual activity, operating on a subconscious level.


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