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Daemon - definition(s)

daemon - [computing] In programming, a process that continuously runs in the background, without being explicitly implemented, and performs a specified operation at predefined times or in response to certain events. Daemon is a UNIX term; the Windows equivalent is a system agent or service.

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Source: esri, 14 March 2012 09:12:10, http://support.esri.com/en/knowledgebase/GISDictionary/term/abbreviation External 


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