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meaning - What is the difference between "daemon" and "demon" …
Aug 25, 2011 · The OED writes that daemon is simply an alternate spelling for demon. However, Wikipedia writes that the two are subtly different: The words daemon and daimon are Latinized …
What is the origin of "daemon" with regards to computing?
In this interesting history, which is the actual description of the origin of this use from Professor Corbato, he explains that daemon originally had the connotation of " an attendant ... or …
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Aug 4, 2015 · Based on a first glance, it's looking like the original expression is "have a monkey on the roof," meaning a mortgage, dating back to the 1800s. Later "on the back" forms …