Daemon
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The term Daemon, dæmon, or demon has several meanings:
For more possible meanings see Demon (disambiguation) and Daimon (alternate spelling)
- Daemon (mythology) - See also: Agathodaemon, Cacodemon, Demon
- Daemon (astrophysics)
In literature:
- Daemon (novel), a novel by Daniel Suarez
- Dæmon (His Dark Materials) in the Philip Pullman trilogy of novels His Dark Materials
In computers and software:
- Daemon (computer software), a background process
- Daemon Tools, a popular disk image emulator
- The BSD Daemon is the BSD operating system's mascot.
- Mailer-Daemon, email server software responsible for message delivery.
In gaming:
- Daemon (Dungeons & Dragons) is the original name for creatures now called "Yugoloths" in the game Dungeons & Dragons
- Daemon (Warhammer)
- ZDaemon, a modern version of the game Doom
In film, music and media:
- The Dæmons is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who
- Daemon (Digimon) an evil character from Digimon
- Daemon is a character in the TV series ReBoot.
- Daemon Records, a record label
In military technology:
- The McDonnell F3H Demon, a Cold-war era carrier based fighter jet used by the US Navy.
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