Daemon

Daemon, dæmon, or demon may refer to:

• Demon, a supernatural being who is generally described as a malevolent spirit
• Daemon (classical mythology) or Daimon. See also: Agathodaemon, Cacodemon

Computers

• Daemon (computing), a background process
• Daemon Tools, a popular disk image emulator
• daemontools, a collection of free tools for managing Unix services
• BSD Daemon, mascot for the BSD operating system

Gaming

• Daemon (Dungeons & Dragons), the original name for creatures now called "Yugoloths" in Dungeons & Dragons
• Daemon (Warhammer), a fictional race of spirits born out of the destructive power called Chaos
• ZDaemon, a modern version of the game Doom

Literature

• Dæmon (His Dark Materials), the term for a manifestation of a person's soul in the Philip Pullman trilogy His Dark Materials
• Daemon (technothriller series), a two-part novel by Daniel Suarez about a computer algorithm known as The Daemon

Music

• Daemon Records, an independent record label started up in 1990

Television

• The Dæmons, a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who
• Daemon (Digimon), an evil character from Digimon
• Daemon, a character in the TV series ReBoot
• Daemon, a character that appeared in the ABC series "Castle." Season 2 episode 6

See also

• Demon (disambiguation)
• Daimon Station (Tokyo)

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