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From: JamesCurran@CIS.CompuServe.com (James M. Curran)
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers,comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.bsd.misc
Subject: Re: On the Naming of UNIX Things
Date: Sun, 17 Nov 1996 01:03:51 GMT
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In <<55vhpf$q3o@mail1.wg.waii.com>>,
Mark Whetzel <markw@zeus.wg.waii.com> wrote:
> Why are system processes called 'daemons'?
"Daemons" are called such because, just like their "real-world"
counterparts, they are little imps, which hide unnoticed and do
something in the background.
Truth,
James
[alt.folklore.computer]