How do you pronounce daemon?
DEE-mun/ˈdiːmən/
Commonly said as: "DAY-mon"
dee mun
daemon
What it is
A daemon is a process that runs resident in the background.
Why it gets said wrong
It is said DEE-mun, exactly like demon. The ae is Greek spelling and does not change the sound.
Hear it in a sentence
The daemon runs in the background.
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