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trash_cat on Oct 20, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Origin of 'Daemon' in Computing

"Disk And Executive MONitor" does sound kinda cool, though.

rubyfan on Oct 20, 2024 [–]

I’d guess someone backed into that acronym when asked “why do you call these things daemons?”

m463 on Oct 20, 2024 | [–]

Does Anyone Else Make Outrageous Names?

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