Daemon Definition
dēmən
daemons
noun
daemons
Any of the secondary divinities ranking between the gods and men.
Webster's New World
A guardian spirit; inspiring or inner spirit.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
(uncommon) Alternative form of demon.
Wiktionary
Origin of Daemon
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From Latin daemon (“genius, lar, guardian spirit”), from Ancient Greek δαίμων (daimon, “dispenser, god, protective spirit”).
From Wiktionary
Sense 3, after Maxwell's demon (from the creature's constant monitoring of gas molecules going in and out of an aperture)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Maxwell's demon; a derivation from "disk and execution monitor" is generally considered a backronym.
From Wiktionary
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