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A '''daemon''' is a computer program that runs by itself, as opposed to being directly controlled by a user | A '''daemon''' is a computer program that runs by itself, as opposed to being directly controlled by a user. Typically, there are dozens of these daemons started at bootup, and doing everything from running scheduled tasks to monitoring hardware activity, such as connection requests received by a network adapter. Daemon is a fanciful term used most commonly in operating systems derived from Unix. In Windows, daemons are simply called "services". | ||
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A daemon is a computer program that runs by itself, as opposed to being directly controlled by a user. Typically, there are dozens of these daemons started at bootup, and doing everything from running scheduled tasks to monitoring hardware activity, such as connection requests received by a network adapter. Daemon is a fanciful term used most commonly in operating systems derived from Unix. In Windows, daemons are simply called "services".
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