daemon process

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Definition of daemon process in English English dictionary

In the AIX operating system, a process begun by the root user or by the root shell that can be stopped only by the root user Daemon processes generally provide services that must be available at all times, such as sending data to a printer

Used to denote a background system process on UNIX which runs independently of any user who is logged-in This term has come into common usage on the Internet, to refer to server programs running on other operating systems too

Hyphenation

dae·mon proc·ess

Turkish pronunciation

deymın prôses

Pronunciation

/ˈdāmən ˈprôˌses/ /ˈdeɪmən ˈprɔːˌsɛs/